Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thigh-shower

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: thigh--show-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In ancient Greece, a woman wearing a peplos with a split up the side, thus revealing the upper leg.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek φαινομηρίδες (phainomērídes).

Inflected Forms

thigh-showers (plural)

Questions

What does thigh-shower mean?: In ancient Greece, a woman wearing a peplos with a split up the side, thus revealing the upper leg.
Where does thigh-shower come from?: Calque of Ancient Greek φαινομηρίδες (phainomērídes).

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