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waistcloth

American  
[weyst-klawth, -kloth] / ˈweɪstˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun

plural

waistcloths

  1. a loincloth.

waistcloth British  
/ ˈweɪstˌklɒθ /

noun

  1. obsolete another word for loincloth

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Etymology

Origin of waistcloth

First recorded in 1605–15; waist + cloth

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