Kolpos Kolpos The kolpos (Greek: κόλποις κόλπον κόλπῳ, a gulf, bay or creek) is the "blousing" of a peplos, chiton or tunic in Ancient Greek clothing, whereby excess length of the material hangs folded over a zone (a narrow girdle). The fabric of the garment was typically cut longer than the shoulder-to-floor measurement of the women or man wearing it. The excess length was dealt with at the waist (creating the kolpos) and optionally the top edge (creating the apoptygma). To create the kolpos, a zone was tied around the body below the breast (high-girdled) or at the waist (low-girdled) and
Truce term 1889 dictionary of slang and "fainits" in 1891. According to philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, the term derives from the medieval term "fein I", descended in turn from the Old French "se feindre" meaning "to make excuses, hang back or back out of battle". He also proposes that this use of the term throws light on line 529 of the Clerk's Tale by Chaucer that "lordes heestes mowe nat been "yfeyned"" (the lords orders cannot be treated with a "fain I"; in other words, declined). Another translation of the Anglo-Norman word "feindre" is "pretend, feign, turn a blind eye to",