loincloth
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In Japan, the duo even tried their hand at sumo wrestling and Si remembers Dave had gone the extra mile to make sure he looked good in his loincloth.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
The earliest form of underwear was a loincloth.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
Ryuichi Yamamoto, a 600-pound retired pro who still dresses the part in his mawashi loincloth and top knot for practice, coaches from the corner, giggling and shouting instructions as his students grapple and shove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
Fraser, who is long past his loincloth era, nodded.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
Apollo shot a blazing volley of arrows and set the monster’s loincloth on fire.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Some of Saar’s leather necklaces are reminiscent of tribal loincloths, in a triangle shape that comes to a point, dyed and stitched in various colors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Prehistorically, loincloths were worn by men and women, crafted out of strips of fabric that ran between one's legs and were fastened around the waist.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
Uozumi then rose to his feet, dusted himself off and rejoined the surrounding group of wrestlers wearing loincloths.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023
Forty people took part in the event at Teppou-zu Inari Shrine on Sunday, where men and women donned loincloths and white gowns before plunging into water filled with ice blocks.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2023
Of the few left, several had wet loincloths.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
