Loincloth Synonyms

loinklôth, -klŏth
A garment that provides covering for the loins
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dhoti
  2. breechcloth
  3. lavalava
  4. pareu
  5. breechclout

Words Related to Loincloth

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. loin-cloth
  2. leopard-skin
  3. knee-length
  4. waist-length
  5. jerkin
  6. figure-hugging
  7. long-coat
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Loincloth Sentence Examples

  • It consists of a sparkly loincloth, headpiece, collar and armbands.

  • The men wear a loincloth or salaka, the women a kitamby or apron folded round the body from waist to heel, to which a jacket or dress is usually added; both sexes use over these the lamba, a large square of cloth folded round the body something like the Roman toga, and which is the characteristic native dress.

  • Both sexes wear the langouti or loincloth, which the men supplement with a short jacket, the women with a long scarf draped round the figure or with a long clinging robe.

  • In Hawaii boys dance hula topless, but are covered on the bottom with a malo (a type of loincloth), skirt or pants.

  • Les Moonves in a loincloth, collar and tie, waving a broadsword stained with the blood of failed sitcoms.

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