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Definitions: Peplum |
PeplumNoun1. A flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse. 2. A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Peplum \Pep"lum\, noun; plural English -lumus, from Latin expression -la. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: PeplumSynonyms: peplos (n), peplus (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Peplum |
| Non-English Usage: "Peplum" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Latin (robe of state). |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
peplum | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "peplum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
French | péplum (peplos, peplus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοντή φούστα, πέπλοσ (veil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | peplo (peplos). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eplumpay peplo. (various references) пеплум (peplos). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "peplum": peplumed, peplums. (additional references) | |
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"Peplum" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Papcun, Peepul, pelume, pepla, peple, peplic, Peplis, Peplow, popalub, Populum, replug. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "peplum" (pronounced 'Pep"lum'): Asylum, Cerebellum, Coelum, Collum, Corallum, Cribellum, Epiphyllum, Flabellum, flagellum, Glabellum, Haustellum, hilum, hoodlum, Intervallum, Involucellum, Labellum, Mesophyllum, Podophyllum, Postscutellum, Rostellum, Sacellum, Scutellum, Sigillum, Skellum, Specollum, spirillum, Vallum, Vellum, Veretillum, Vexillum. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-l-m-p-p-u" | |
-1 letter: plume, plump. | |
-2 letters: lump, mule, plum, pule, pulp, pump. | |
-3 letters: elm, emu, leu, lum, mel, pep, pul, pup, ump. | |
-4 letters: el, em, me, mu, pe, um, up. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l-m-p-p-u" | |
+1 letter: peplums, plumped, plumpen, plumper. | |
+2 letters: empurple, peplumed, plumiped, plumpens, plumpers, plumpest, pumpless, pumplike. | |
+3 letters: empurpled, empurples, plumipeds, plumpened, plumpness. | |
+4 letters: empurpling, plumpening, propylaeum, supplement. | |
+5 letters: plumpnesses, semipopular, supplements. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 70 6C 75 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. . .--. .-.. ..- -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100101 01110000 01101100 01110101 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P e p l u m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0065 0070 006C 0075 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)507182788779 |
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