breechclout

breechcloth [breech-klawth, -kloth] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural breech·cloths [brah-klawth z, -kloth z, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈbrɑˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/. a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth. Liberaldictionary.com

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Also breech·clout [breech-klout] /ˈbritʃˌklaʊt/. Origin of breechcloth An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; breech + cloth Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for breechclout Historical Examples of breechclout

For a moment, the man in the breechclout seemed undecided whether he was more afraid to turn and run than advance.

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The men had reverted to the breechclout, and were again adopting the head-axe.

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Hanson saw him from the distance, a skinny giant of a man in breechclout, cape and golden headdress.

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With one hand, he managed to free his breechclout and drag out the thin volume that was lodged between his groin and the block.

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He was probably soon wearing a skin belt and a cord as a breechclout like the Indian boys of his age.

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British Dictionary definitions for breechclout breechcloth breechclout (ˈbriːtʃˌklaʊt) noun other names for loincloth Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012