loincloth
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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
Initially modeled in plaster and later cast in bronze, “The Freedman” portrays a formerly enslaved man clad in a loincloth, his left arm in manacles, his right breaking free from the chains of bondage.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
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
In his loincloth and war paint, his hair matted with burrs and feathers, he really did look like a wild creature, small and fierce among the towering goldenrod and thistles.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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
Prehistorically, loincloths were worn by men and women, crafted out of strips of fabric that ran between one's legs and were fastened around the waist.
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
Of the few left, several had wet loincloths.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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