peplum

noun

1. 1.A genre of Italian films based on historical or biblical epics.
2. 2.An individual film in this genre.
3. 3.A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that 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. Compare the Roman palla.
4. 4.A veil.