loincloth

plural loincloths · alternative loin cloth · alternative loin-cloth

1. A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.

   The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.

   1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings

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   Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu railway staff usually are afraid to interfere with them.

   1953 November, 'Erca', “Ticket Frauds in the East”, in Railway Magazine, page 778