breechclout
/ˈbritʃklaʊt/
noun
- A piece of cloth worn between the legs and fastened around the waist, similar to a breechcloth; often used historically by Indigenous peoples of North America.
- The historical exhibit showed how a breechclout was made from deerskin.
- Children in the village wore a simple breechclout during summer months.
- The warrior's breechclout was decorated with beads and feathers.
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