breechcloth

[ breech-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈbritʃˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

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noun, plural breech·cloths

[brah-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈbrɑˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth.

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Also breech·clout

[breech-klout]. /ˈbritʃˌklaʊt/.

Origin of breechcloth

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; breech + cloth

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How to use breechcloth in a sentence

He was probably soon wearing a skin belt and a cord as a breechclout like the Indian boys of his age.
The Stronghold|Miriam Haynie
He had removed his garments and stood up perfectly nude save for the breechclout.
Old Indian Days|[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
At the head of a flight of stairs on the broad veranda was a man in gold-rimmed eye-glasses and a red breechclout.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Meco wore a cast-off English bodice as a favorite breechclout.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn

He drew a thin volume from his breechclout cautiously, then slipped it back again.
The Sky Is Falling|Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for breechcloth

breechcloth

breechclout (ˈbriːtʃˌklaʊt)

/ (ˈbriːtʃˌklɒθ) /

noun

other names for loincloth

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