Meaning

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

    Lendenschurz, Lendentuch, Schamschürze

    набе́дренная повя́зкаnabédrennaja povjázka

    пов'язка на поясpovʺjazka na pojas

    a garment that provides covering for the loins

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom was naked except for a loincloth.

    deBis auf einen Lendenschurz war Tom nackt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom was naked save for a loincloth.

    deBis auf einen Lendenschurz war Tom nackt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom was naked but for a loincloth.

    deBis auf einen Lendenschurz war Tom nackt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

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Origin

From loin + cloth. Compare Dutch lendenkleed (“loincloth”), German Lendenkleid (“loincloth

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

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Forms

plural: loincloths

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

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