loincloth

From loin +‎ cloth.

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• Hyphenation: loin‧cloth

loincloth (plural loincloths)

1. A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.
   • 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:

     The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.

   • 1953 November, 'Erca', “Ticket Frauds in the East”, in Railway Magazine, page 778:

     Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu railway staff usually are afraid to interfere with them.

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