loincloth
A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotchA garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.
» Tom was naked except for a loincloth.
Bis auf einen Lendenschurz war Tom nackt.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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 sentencesTom was naked except for a loincloth.
deBis auf einen Lendenschurz war Tom nackt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was naked save for a loincloth.
deBis auf einen Lendenschurz war Tom nackt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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 (“loinclothFrom loin + cloth. Compare Dutch lendenkleed (“loincloth”), German Lendenkleid (“loincloth”), Danish lændeklæde (“loincloth”), Norwegian lendeklede (“loincloth”), Icelandic lendarklæði (“loincloth”).
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Forms
plural: loinclothsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a garment that provides covering for the loins:breechclothbreechclout