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: a short section attached to the waistline of a blouse, jacket, or dress
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The strapless black knee-length dress features a pointed bustier and puffed sleeves with a peplum.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Gadot, 39, meanwhile, opted for a dark look, channeling her Evil Queen character, in a sheer black lace Chloé dress with a ruffled maxi peplum skirt.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Some might be excited, others spooked, about the return of peplum.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Picking up where the spring 2025 streak left, 2010s trends like bubble skirts, peplum, and skirts-over-pants showed no signs of slowing down either.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Gadot, 39, meanwhile, opted for a dark look, channeling her Evil Queen character, in a sheer black lace Chloé dress with a ruffled maxi peplum skirt.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Some might be excited, others spooked, about the return of peplum.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Picking up where the spring 2025 streak left, 2010s trends like bubble skirts, peplum, and skirts-over-pants showed no signs of slowing down either.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peplum
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“Peplum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peplum. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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