1. A flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress, jacket or blouse
   "The designer added a peplum to the jacket for a more feminine silhouette"
    
2. A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist
   "The statue depicted a goddess wearing a flowing peplum";
   - peplos, peplus

Derived forms: pepla

Type of: flounce, frill, furbelow, garment, ruffle

Encyclopedia: Peplum