thigh-shower

noun

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek φαινομηρίδες (phainomērídes).

Definitions

  1. 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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