peplum - a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse. 2. peplum - a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist.
) Mfecane war. According to Davies,(2003)The word Mfecane is from Zulu words meaning âCrushingâ, a period of wide spreading warfare plundering,disturbances,destruction and migration in Zulu land and in other parts of south Africa.
The Fronde ( 1648 - 1653 ) was a civil war in France. The word fronde means sling, which Parisian mobs used to smash the windows of supporters of Cardinal Mazarin. The original goal of the insurrection was to protect the ancient liberties from royal encroachments.