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BREECHCLOTH

Dictionary entry overview: What does breechcloth mean?

• BREECHCLOTH (noun)
The noun BREECHCLOTH has 1 sense:

1. a garment that provides covering for the loins

Familiarity information: BREECHCLOTH used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BREECHCLOTH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A garment that provides covering for the loins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breechcloth; breechclout; loincloth

Hypernyms ("breechcloth" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "breechcloth"):

dhoti (a long loincloth worn by Hindu men)

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