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breechclout

breechclout noun: a breechcloth or loincloth.

Noun

breechclout (plural breechclouts)

  1. (dated) A breechcloth or loincloth.
    • "Come in," says the old man, in Japanese. "Don't leave your ass hanging out that way." He is naked except for a sort of breechclout twisted from what may once have been a red T-shirt.1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 2

Forms of breechclout

pluralbreechclouts

Origin of breechclout

From breech + clout.

Questions about breechclout

What does breechclout mean?
Breechclout means a breechcloth or loincloth.
What part of speech is breechclout?
Breechclout is a noun.
What is the plural of breechclout?
The plural of breechclout is breechclouts.

Words near breechclout in the dictionary

  1. breech-loading
  2. breechblock
  3. breechblocks
  4. breechcloth
  5. breechcloths
  6. breechclout
  7. breechclouts
  8. breeched
  9. breechen
  10. breechens
  11. breeches

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