breechcloth
Origin of breechcloth
1- Also breech·clout [breech-klout]. /ˈbritʃˌklaʊt/.
Words Nearby breechcloth
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How to use breechcloth in a sentence
breechcloth, mischa̍ch-kaë̍htu (ach guttural; ka and eh separated; tu short).
breechcloth, edde̍-ipschake (edde very short; e distinctly pronounced).
breechcloth: Pass the flat hand from between the legs upward toward the belly.
Within the Bontoc area fully 50 per cent of the men wear the breechcloth simply as an apron.
The Bontoc Igorot | Albert Ernest JenksThey were naked except the breechcloth and moccasins, and everyone waved aloft a tomahawk as he sang.
The Scouts of the Valley | Joseph A. Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for breechcloth
breechclout (ˈbriːtʃˌklaʊt)
/ (ˈbriːtʃˌklɒθ) /
other names for loincloth
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