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Epirus [ɪˈpaɪərəs] n
1. (Placename) a region of NW Greece, part of ancient Epirus ceded to Greece after independence in 1830 2. (Placename) (in ancient Greece) a region between the Pindus mountains and the Ionian Sea, straddling the modern border with Albania ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Her dress, which was that of the women of Epirus, consisted of a pair of white satin trousers, embroidered with pink roses, displaying feet so exquisitely formed and so delicately fair, that they might well have been taken for Parian marble, had not the eye been undeceived by their movements as they constantly shifted in and out of a pair of little slippers with upturned toes, beautifully ornamented with gold and pearls. |
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