Meanings
plural breechcloths · alternative breechclout · alternative breech-cloth
- An apron-like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth.
I had been scrubbed clean and painted and was wearing my breechcloth.
2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 791 more example
Shedding his gold robes so that he wore nothing but a leather breechcloth, the dark-haired youth sprang on top of the altar.
2008, Christopher Paolini, “The Gates of Death”, in Brisingr, page 4
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish lannevaate
- lannevaategarment
Cite this entry
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