breechcloth
Americannoun
plural
breechclothsnoun
Etymology
Origin of breechcloth
Example Sentences
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How the English will stare at him with his deerskin breechcloth and bare chest!
From Literature
To the shock of even his fellow Osage, he was naked, except for his breechcloth and his moccasins, and his face was painted as if he were leading a war party.
From Literature
“And the Indian has two eagle feathers and the breechcloth.”
From New York Times
Our host was a tall, robust man, who at this time had no other clothes than his breechcloth; neither women nor children were visible.
From Project Gutenberg
His ears and nose were pierced and hung with silver rings, his face, head, and body were painted, and he was adorned with a breechcloth, chains of beads, a belt of wampum, and silver armlets.
From Project Gutenberg
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