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loincloth

[loin-klawth, -kloth] / ˈlɔɪnˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /
NOUN
covering cloth
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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

“Parents wouldn’t stay, which was very auspicious for ‘Tarzan and His Mate,’” Del Toro says of the 1934 film that starred Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan wearing what was then considered a revealing loincloth.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

She recalled the time she spotted the ghost of Caravaggio “in a loincloth like Tarzan” haunting the grounds and wondered if the drab and peeling paint buried other masterpieces on the villa’s walls.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2022

“Right now he’s wetting his loincloth over what Monomatapa will do to him when he finds out.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer