breechcloth

breechcloth
/breech"klawth', -kloth'/, n., pl. breechcloths /-klawdhz', -klodhz', -klawths', -kloths'/.
a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth.
Also, breechclout /breech"klowt'/.
[1785-95, Amer.; BREECH + CLOTH]

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  • breechcloth — ☆ breechcloth [brēch′klout΄brēch′klôth΄ ] n. a cloth worn about the loins; loincloth: also breechclout [brēch′klout΄] …   English World dictionary

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  • breechcloth — noun Date: 1793 loincloth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • breechcloth — noun An apron like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth …   Wiktionary

  • breechcloth — n. waist cloth, loin cloth, garment which covers waist and loins …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • breechcloth — /ˈbritʃklɒθ/ (say breechkloth) noun a cloth worn about the breech. Also, breechclout /ˈbritʃklaʊt/ (say breechklowt) …  

  • breechcloth — noun a garment that provides covering for the loins • Syn: ↑breechclout, ↑loincloth • Hypernyms: ↑garment • Hyponyms: ↑dhoti * * * noun see breechclout …   Useful english dictionary

  • G-string — n. 1 Mus. a string sounding the note G. 2 (also gee string) a narrow strip of cloth etc. covering only the genitals and attached to a string round the waist, as worn esp. by striptease artistes. * * * noun minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a …   Useful english dictionary

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