Definition of Loincloth

1. Noun. A garment that provides covering for the loins.

Exact synonyms: Breechcloth, Breechclout
Specialized synonyms: Dhoti
Generic synonyms: Garment

Definition of Loincloth

1. Noun. A garment that covers the loins (crotch). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Loincloth

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loincloth

lohock
lohocks
loial
loially
loialties
loialty
loiasis
loid
loided
loiding
loids
loike
loimic
loin
loin of lamb
loincloth (current term)
loinclothed
loincloths
loiner
loiners
loinskin
loipe
loipen
loir
loirs
loiter
loitered
loiterer
loiterers

Literary usage of Loincloth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh: Revised Edition by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.), M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2006)
"He had only one loincloth to wear, and he never took it off. He never even had time to change his loincloth or to sleep. The loincloth finally began to ..."

2. Why Can't I See the Angels?: Children's Questions to a Sufi Saint by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2002)
"Seeing the golden loincloth lying on the ground, he put that on and went to bathe. ... Next a man with another disease came and used the loincloth. ..."

3. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"stripes (usually black, of woven loin skirt). loincloth ... loincloth (traditional type, worn by men and woven from banana fibers). ..."

4. Questions of Life, Answers of Wisdom by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (1991)
"Now all you have left is a loincloth to cover your backside. With only that small loincloth you suffer and struggle on until you reach the end of your ..."

5. The English Illustrated Magazine (1896)
"The middle of the panel is filled by the constrained figure of the Saviour, girt with a small loincloth, and standing up to His knees in the symbolical ..."

6. Ephod and Ark: A Study in the Records and Religion of the Ancient Hebrews by William Rosenzweig Arnold (1917)
"It was neither an idol nor a loincloth, but always a bag for the sacred lots; and Gideon devoted to it at most a very small portion of the seventeen hundred ..."

7. Under Heaven's Brow: Pre-Christian Religious Tradition in Chuuk by Ward Hunt Goodenough (2002)
"At this time, when a boy was showing the appearance of facial, pubic, and underarm hair, he was given his first adult-style loincloth ..."

8. Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of by Sussex Archaeological Society (1890)
"The most interesting feature in the mode of representation is the loincloth, which forms a sort of kilt, reaching down to the knees. ..."

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