pareo
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Professional big-wave surfer Koa Rothman, who frequently travels from his home in Hawaii to surf events around the world, always has a pareo, or sarong, in his travel bag.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2020
She likes going straight from the beach to dinner in a pareo.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2014
The pareo is a long strip of trade cotton, red or blue, stamped with a white pattern.
From Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
"I assure you, I can be just as solemn in a pareo and a wreath of roses, as in a high hat and a cut-away coat."
From The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Cortius, Gerlach, Kritz, Dietsch, and Muller are unanimous in understanding parentes as the participle of the verb pareo.
From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by Watson, John Selby
Fortunately, he had a collection of pareos from trips to Bali, Fiji and Tahiti to wrap around his face for protection.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2020
Last week U. S. manufacturers were plugging "Tahitian pareos" for the Florida socialite trade.
From Time Magazine Archive
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