loincloth
noun
loin·cloth
ˈlȯin-ˌklȯth 
: a cloth worn about the loins often as the sole article of clothing in warm climates
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Much like the iconic caveman from Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones, Hollins went barefoot and sported a blue necktie and a short-sleeve, leopard-print loincloth with a jagged hemline.
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Gil MacIas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
The team’s original logo, used until 1971, depicted a caricature of a Native American wearing a loincloth, tomahawk and headdress running on top of an outline of the region, including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Fiennes spends most of the film in a glorified loincloth; Penelope’s palace has seen better days.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
While lying on a giant bean bag in a zebra onesie, Austyn was joined by a man wearing just a loincloth.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2024
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Gil MacIas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
The team’s original logo, used until 1971, depicted a caricature of a Native American wearing a loincloth, tomahawk and headdress running on top of an outline of the region, including Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Fiennes spends most of the film in a glorified loincloth; Penelope’s palace has seen better days.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
While lying on a giant bean bag in a zebra onesie, Austyn was joined by a man wearing just a loincloth.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2024
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“Loincloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loincloth. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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loincloth
noun
loin·cloth
-ˌklȯth
: a cloth worn as a garment about the loins
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