noun
breechcloth
Breechcloth (noun) means a simple garment tied around the waist with a belt to cover the lower body; a loincloth.
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A simple garment tied around the waist with a belt to cover the lower body; a loincloth.
"I had been scrubbed clean and painted and was wearing my breechcloth."
— Philipp Meyer, The Son (2013)
"Shedding his gold robes so that he wore nothing but a leather breechcloth, the dark-haired youth sprang on top of the altar."
— Christopher Paolini, The Gates of Death (2008)
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Etymology
Formed from breech and cloth.
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What is the meaning of breechcloth?
"breechcloth" (noun) means a simple garment tied around the waist with a belt to cover the lower body; a loincloth.
What is another word for breechcloth?
Other words for "breechcloth" include loincloth, breechclout.
