breechcloth

[ breech-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈbritʃˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun, plural breech·cloths [brah-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈbrɑˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth.

Also breech·clout

[breech-klout]. /ˈbritʃˌklaʊt/.

Origin of breechcloth

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; breech + cloth

Words nearby breechcloth

bree, breech, breech baby, breech birth, breechblock, breechcloth, breech delivery, breeches, breeches buoy, breeches part, breeching

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Example sentences from the Web for breechcloth

Breechcloth, edde̍-ipschake (edde very short; e distinctly pronounced).
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
The Igorot men wore the breechcloth, perhaps with a shirt or sweater, perhaps with nothing at all.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine
Within the Bontoc area fully 50 per cent of the men wear the breechcloth simply as an apron.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
Nangolat, naked except for a breechcloth, stepped from the ranks of Ifugao warriors.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine

Breechcloth: Pass the flat hand from between the legs upward toward the belly.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied

British Dictionary definitions for breechcloth

breechcloth

breechclout (ˈbriːtʃˌklaʊt)

/ (ˈbriːtʃˌklɒθ) /

noun

other names for loincloth

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单词	breechcloth
释义	breechcloth [ breech-klawth, -kloth ] / ˈbritʃˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ / noun, plural breech·cloths [brah-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈbrɑˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/. a cloth worn about the breech and loins; loincloth. Also breech·clout [breech-klout]. /ˈbritʃˌklaʊt/. Origin of breechcloth An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; breech + cloth Words nearby breechcloth bree, breech, breech baby, breech birth, breechblock, breechcloth, breech delivery, breeches, breeches buoy, breeches part, breeching Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for breechcloth Breechcloth, edde̍-ipschake (edde very short; e distinctly pronounced). Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)\|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied The Igorot men wore the breechcloth, perhaps with a shirt or sweater, perhaps with nothing at all. The Golden Skull\|John Blaine Within the Bontoc area fully 50 per cent of the men wear the breechcloth simply as an apron. The Bontoc Igorot\|Albert Ernest Jenks Nangolat, naked except for a breechcloth, stepped from the ranks of Ifugao warriors. The Golden Skull\|John Blaine Breechcloth: Pass the flat hand from between the legs upward toward the belly. Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)\|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied British Dictionary definitions for breechcloth breechcloth breechclout (ˈbriːtʃˌklaʊt) / (ˈbriːtʃˌklɒθ) / noun other names for loincloth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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