Breechclout

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A breechcloth or loincloth. dated

    ""Come in," says the old man, in Japanese. "Don't leave your ass hanging out that way." He is naked except for a sort of breechclout twisted from what may once have been a red T-shirt."

  2. 2
    a garment that provides covering for the loins wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
beltbreechclothbreechclothloinclothwaistband

Example

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""Come in," says the old man, in Japanese. "Don't leave your ass hanging out that way." He is naked except for a sort of breechclout twisted from what may once have been a red T-shirt."

Etymology

From breech + clout.

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