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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Nicholas Galitzine is hanging up the loincloth and harness after completing his latest project.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2025
But paleolithic humans didn’t carry tiny, all-knowing supercomputers in their loincloths.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2025
But paleolithic humans didn’t carry tiny, all-knowing supercomputers in their loincloths.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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“Loincloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loincloth. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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loincloth
noun
loin·cloth
-ˌklȯth
: a cloth worn as a garment about the loins
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