- Breechcloth
- Breechcloth \Breech"cloth`\ (br[=e]ch"kl[o^]th` or br[i^]ch"kl[o^]th`; 115), n. A cloth worn around the breech. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
breechcloth — ☆ breechcloth [brēch′klout΄brēch′klôth΄ ] n. a cloth worn about the loins; loincloth: also breechclout [brēch′klout΄] … English World dictionary
Breechcloth — A breechcloth, or breechclout, is a form of Loincloth consisting in a strip of material (usually a narrow rectangle) passed between the thighs and secured before and behind under a belt or string.European men around 2000 B.C. wore leather… … Wikipedia
breechcloth — noun Date: 1793 loincloth … New Collegiate Dictionary
breechcloth — /breech klawth , kloth /, n., pl. breechcloths / klawdhz , klodhz , klawths , kloths /. a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth. Also, breechclout /breech klowt /. [1785 95, Amer.; BREECH + CLOTH] * * * … Universalium
breechcloth — noun An apron like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth … Wiktionary
breechcloth — n. waist cloth, loin cloth, garment which covers waist and loins … English contemporary dictionary
breechcloth — breech•cloth [[t]ˈbritʃˌklɔθ, ˌklɒθ[/t]] also breech•clout [[t] ˌklaʊt[/t]] n. pl. cloths [[t] ˌklɔðz, ˌklɒðz, ˌklɔθs, ˌklɒθs[/t]] also clouts. clo loincloth • Etymology: 1785–95, amer … From formal English to slang
breechcloth — /ˈbritʃklɒθ/ (say breechkloth) noun a cloth worn about the breech. Also, breechclout /ˈbritʃklaʊt/ (say breechklowt) …
breechcloth — noun a garment that provides covering for the loins • Syn: ↑breechclout, ↑loincloth • Hypernyms: ↑garment • Hyponyms: ↑dhoti * * * noun see breechclout … Useful english dictionary
G-string — n. 1 Mus. a string sounding the note G. 2 (also gee string) a narrow strip of cloth etc. covering only the genitals and attached to a string round the waist, as worn esp. by striptease artistes. * * * noun minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a … Useful english dictionary