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loincloth

[loin-klawth, -kloth] / ˈlɔɪnˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /
NOUN
covering cloth
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This isn’t only because, as Ms. Whitlum-Cooper and Ms. Tedbury write, Christ’s body is “vehemently real,” but also due to the verisimilitude of his loincloth and the “complex depths of its falls and folds.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

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

He wore only a loincloth; somehow mosquitoes didn’t seem to bite him, or if they did, their bites didn’t bother him.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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

King Tut was actually entombed with 145 schenti, a large collection of loincloths to take with him to the underworld.

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

The others wore loincloths and turbans and a few wore shirts, but as the day wore on they doffed their shirts, one by one, until all were as our men.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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