loincloth
Syllables: loin·cloth
loincloth noun: a garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.
Noun
loincloth (plural loincloths)
- A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.
- The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings
- Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu...1953 November, 'Erca', “Ticket Frauds in the East”, in Railway Magazine, page 778
loincloth meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Punjabi
loincloth in Hindi
- garment
- लँगोट laṅgoṭ, लँगोटी laṅgoṭī
loincloth in Tamil
- garment
- கோவணம் kōvaṇam
loincloth in Malayalam
- garment
- കോണകം kōṇakaṁ
loincloth in Punjabi
- loincloth
- ਘਾਈ ghāī
More languagesFewer languages
- loincloth in Tagalog
- bahag
- loincloth in Indonesian
- cawat
- loincloth in Persian
- لنگ long
- loincloth in Thai
- ผ้าเตี่ยว pâa-dtìao
- loincloth in Vietnamese
- khố
Forms of loincloth
| plural | loincloths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | loin cloth |
| alternative form | loin-cloth |
Origin of loincloth
From loin + cloth. Compare Dutch lendenkleed (“loincloth”), German Lendenkleid (“loincloth”), Danish lændeklæde (“loincloth”), Norwegian lendeklede (“loincloth”), Icelandic lendarklæði (“loincloth”).
Words formed from loincloth
Questions about loincloth
- What does loincloth mean?
- Loincloth means a garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.
- What is loincloth in Hindi?
- Loincloth in Hindi is लँगोट (laṅgoṭ), लँगोटी (laṅgoṭī). See Loincloth meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is loincloth?
- Loincloth is a noun.
- What is the plural of loincloth?
- The plural of loincloth is loincloths.
Words near loincloth in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: loincloth (page history and authors); ਘਾਈ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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