loincloth
Americannoun
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loincloths
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noun
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This isn’t only because, as Ms. Whitlum-Cooper and Ms. Tedbury write, Christ’s body is “vehemently real,” but also due to the verisimilitude of his loincloth and the “complex depths of its falls and folds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In Japan, the duo even tried their hand at sumo wrestling and Si remembers Dave had gone the extra mile to make sure he looked good in his loincloth.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
The earliest form of underwear was a loincloth.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
Ryuichi Yamamoto, a 600-pound retired pro who still dresses the part in his mawashi loincloth and top knot for practice, coaches from the corner, giggling and shouting instructions as his students grapple and shove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
He wore a loincloth like a big diaper.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Some of Saar’s leather necklaces are reminiscent of tribal loincloths, in a triangle shape that comes to a point, dyed and stitched in various colors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Instead many are wearing "happi coats" - long, purple robes - and white shorts, as opposed to the men's loincloths, while carrying their own bamboo offerings.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
King Tut was actually entombed with 145 schenti, a large collection of loincloths to take with him to the underworld.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
Uozumi then rose to his feet, dusted himself off and rejoined the surrounding group of wrestlers wearing loincloths.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023
The others wore loincloths and turbans and a few wore shirts, but as the day wore on they doffed their shirts, one by one, until all were as our men.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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