English Dictionary

peplos

名詞

歴史的

(historical) An Ancient Greek garment, worn by women, formed of a tubular piece of cloth, which is folded back upon itself halfway down, until the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist.

日本語の意味

古代ギリシャで女性が着用した衣服。筒状の布を折り返し、ウエストに巻き付け、上部は肩に掛け下部は足を覆う形状の伝統的な装束。

The museum curator explained how the peplos was draped and fastened, revealing the craftsmanship of ancient Greek textile work.

博物館の学芸員は、腰で折り返して足首まで覆う筒状の布で作られた古代ギリシャの女性用衣服がどのようにまとわれ留められたかを説明し、古代ギリシャの織物技術の巧みさを示した。

意味（1）

(historical) An Ancient Greek garment, worn by women, formed of a tubular piece of cloth, which is folded back upon itself halfway down, until the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist.

An obvious question arises: what on earth can Herakles do with a peplos? Throughout Greek tradition, the peplos (piece of cloth, veil, dress) is a woman's garment, and sometimes a barbarian's garment—no contradiction, as far as a Greek is concerned.

peploi （ plural ）

peploses （ plural ）