waistcloth
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waistcloth
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From waist + cloth.
noun waistcloths
- 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.
- A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
Talk about this word "waistcloth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waistcloth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. waistcloth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waistcloth "waistcloth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waistcloth.
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@misc{waistcloth_2026,
title = {waistcloth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waistcloth},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
