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waistcloths

waistcloths is the plural of waistcloth.

Meaning of waistcloth

Noun

waistcloth (plural waistcloths)

  1. A cloth or garment worn around the waist.
    • Two rows of slate beds, three of which only were occupied; two men and a boy, nude save a waistcloth; over their heads--sluggishly swayed by the air the new-comer had carelessly admitted--their clothes were hung like shapeless shadows.1791, Alexandre (fils) Dumas, The Son of Clemenceau
  2. (historical) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.

Questions about waistcloths

What is waistcloths the plural of?
Waistcloths is the plural of waistcloth.

Words near waistcloths in the dictionary

  1. waistbelt
  2. waistbelts
  3. waistboat
  4. waistboats
  5. waistcloth
  6. waistcloths
  7. waistcoat
  8. waistcoated
  9. waistcoateer
  10. waistcoateers
  11. waistcoating

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