perizoma

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perizoma

/pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə/

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Borrowed from Latin perizoma. from Ancient Greek περίζωμα (perízōma).

noun

A loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece. The traveller was in Erewhonian clothes to keep him inconspicuous, a conical felt hat with owl feather, yellow tabard, tasselled perizoma, belled sandals, and umbrella.

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@misc{perizoma_2026,
  title = {perizoma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perizoma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}