thigh-shower
nounEtymology
Calque of Ancient Greek φαινομηρίδες (phainomērídes).
- derived from φαινομηρίδες
Definitions
In ancient Greece, a woman wearing a peplos with a split up the side, thus revealing the…
In ancient Greece, a woman wearing a peplos with a split up the side, thus revealing the upper leg.
- In ancient Sparta girls wore a tunic ending above the knees and slit high at the side, for this reason these girls were known as thigh-showers.
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