waistcloth

[ weyst-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈweɪstˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

a loincloth.

Origin of waistcloth

First recorded in 1605–15; waist + cloth

For instance, they have doors and verandahs to their huts, work skins perfectly, and wear a waistcloth and not a moocha.

Maiwa's Revenge |H. Rider Haggard
He was dressed in all the dignity of a woollen shirt, with a piece of fine "tapa" for a waistcloth, feet and legs bare.

The Cruise of the Cachalot |Frank T. Bullen
Not even a waistcloth can be permitted among slaves on board ship, since clothing even so slight would breed disease.

American Merchant Ships and Sailors |Willis J. Abbot
Here, take this dollar, and tie it up in the corner of your waistcloth.

The Call Of The South |Louis Becke

There we stripped off our outer garments till Bes was naked save for his waistcloth and I was clad only in a jerkin.

The Ancient Allan |H. Rider Haggard

waistcloth

/ (ˈweɪstˌklɒθ) /

obsolete another word for loincloth