Breechclout

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The cloth covering the breech, worn by American Indians and other uncivilized peoples.
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  • noun. covering for the loins.
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  • noun. breechcloth or loincloth
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  • noun. a garment that provides covering for the loins
    • Word Usage
    "By “Indian dress” he meant costume common to whites as well as Indians in the west: moccasins, leggings, breechclout, and a hunting shirt, a knee-length smock of linen, wool, or linsey-woolsey, drab and durable."
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    garment  
    Hyponym
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    dhoti  
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    FDA  arab  battledress  beast  bhangra  
    Synonym
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    G-string  breechcloth  loincloth  
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