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loincloth

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes
loin·cloth /ˈlɔɪnklɒθ $ -klɒːθ/ noun [countable]  DCCa piece of cloth that men in some hot countries wear around their waist to cover their sexual organs 〔一些热带国家男子用以蔽体的〕缠腰布,遮羞布
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loinclothHis scrawny body was naked except for a loincloth and the tattered remains of a jerkin.He wore a loincloth and a black shirt.Wearing only his celebrated loincloth and sandals, he was a contrast in gleaming white and soft brown.There are also pictures of both men cavorting in gauzy loincloths.They probably had gold loincloths too.His sole concession to the temperature was a leather loincloth.He wore the usual loincloth, sandals, a shawl, and his dangling dollar watch.
loin·cloth nounChineseSyllable
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loincloth
loincloth /ˈlɔɪnklɒθ $ -klɒːθ/ noun [countable]
a piece of cloth that men in some hot countries wear around their waist to cover their sexual organs


loin·clothBrE /ˈlɔɪnklɒθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɔɪnklɔːθ/ 🔊, /ˈlɔɪnklɑːθ/ 🔊 nouna piece of cloth worn around the body at the hips by men in some hot countries, sometimes as the only piece of clothing worn (某些热带国家男子的)缠腰布,遮羞布