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loincloth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From loin + cloth. Compare Dutch lendenkleed (“loincloth”), German Lendenkleid (“loincloth”), Danish lændeklæde (“loincloth”), Norwegian lendeklede (“loincloth”), Icelandic lendarklæði (“loincloth”).

Meanings

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:
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

loinclothed

Translations (65)

de Schamschürze (garment) · ln liputa (garment) · ru набе́дренная повя́зка (garment) · pt tanga (garment) · bg набедрена превръзка (garment) · cmn 纏腰布 /缠腰布 (garment) · ca tapall (garment) · vi khố (garment) · nl lendendoek (garment) · es mástil (garment) · ml കോണകം (garment) · ko 샅바 (garment) · zdj ikoi (garment) · kok काष्टि (garment) · rap hami (garment) · uk пов'язка на пояс (garment) · rhg dúti (garment) · grc ζῶμα (garment) · ja ロインクロス (garment) · tr peştamal (garment) · zdj leso (garment) · da lændeklæde (garment) · hi लँगोटी (garment) · eo lumbotuko (garment) · de Lendenschurz (garment) · nci maxtlatl (garment) · it perizoma (garment) · cmn 兜襠布 /兜裆布 (garment) · egy S:n-D-w-t-S26 (garment) · unm sàkutakàn (garment) · ja 褌 (garment) · es taparrabo (garment) · es taparrabos (garment) · nb lendeklede (garment) · srn kamisa (garment) · mi maro (garment) · id cawat (garment) · th ผ้าเตี่ยว (garment) · es bahague (garment) · hi लँगोट (garment) · ta கோவணம் (garment) · pl przepaska biodrowa (garment) · grc διάζωμα (garment) · cy lliain lwynau (garment) · la subligaculum (garment) · eu gerripeko (garment) · vo genämalebavet (garment) · cmn 纏腰帶 /缠腰带 (garment) · swb shikoi (garment) · tft sabeba (garment) · grc περίζωμα (garment) · tsg sullit (garment) · fa لنگ (garment) · eu zakil-zorro (garment) · sv höftskynke (garment) · fr pagne (garment) · eo zontuko (garment) · hu ágyékkötő (garment) · nv tłʼeestsooz (garment) · tl bahag (garment) · ga bréid gabhail (garment) · pl przepaska (garment) · fi lannevaate (garment) · nl kamisa (garment) · de Lendentuch (garment)