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
Echomimetic "echo" of echomimetic comes from Greek "ἦχος" which means "sound". Mimetic comes from Greek "μιμητικός", meaning "imitating". In German philology the term "lautmalend" is used instead of echomimetic or onomatopoeic. It derives from German "Laut", "sound" and "malen" "to paint" (as in art). The word "Echomimie" in German designates a psychiatric phenomenon akin to echolalia where gestures and grimaces substitute for the voice. In French, the word "onomatopée" is used for onomatopoeia. Examples of echomimetic words in English are "bow wow", "miaow", "squeak", "hoo wee", and "squeal". Echomimetic Echomimetic is an adjective that is best explained in English by the