Meaning

2 senses
  1. A cloth or garment worn around the waist.

    a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

  2. (historical)A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.

Origin

From waist + cloth.

From waist + cloth.

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Forms

plural: waistcloths
Singularwaistcloth
Pluralwaistcloths

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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