noun greek

pē^plum

gen. pē^pli · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

and , , , = πέπλον and πέπλος

the robe of state of Minerva

the robe of state of Minerva at Athens, with which her statue was solemnly invested every five years at the Panathenaea, Plaut. Merc. prol. 67; id. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 480; Verg. Cir. 21 sq.; Stat. Th. 10, 56.—

by extension

A splendid upper garment; a robe of state

A splendid upper garment, a robe of state, either of gods or men (post-class.), Claud. Nupt. Honor. 123: imperatorium, Treb. XXX. Tyrann. 23.—

any broad upper garment

Still more gen., any broad upper garment, Manil. 5, 387.—

A disease of the eye

A disease of the eye (by which the eye is covered or veiled, as it were), Ser. Samm. 13, 220 (al. plumbum).

Perseus ID: n34590 Key: peplum