pareu

Example Sentences

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Wearing a varihued. skirtlike Tahitian pareu that he fancies, Bragg spent a happy hour emitting Tarzan yells and swinging from branch to branch.

From Time Magazine Archive

About his middle he wore a red and yellow pareu, and his naked body was like a small and perfect statue as he handled his tiny craft.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

Mr. Pottle's eyes fell on his own scarlet pareu and the brownish legs beneath it.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Connell, Richard

When at home he wore only a pareu, but he would put on trousers when he went out.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

He came before his judge elegantly dressed, for, besides a red pareu about his middle, he wore a pink silk shawl over his shoulders.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick