breechclout

English

Etymology

breech +‎ clout

Noun

breechclout (plural breechclouts)

  1. (dated) A breechcloth or loincloth.
    • 1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 2:
      "Come in," says the old man, in Japanese. "Don't leave your ass hanging out that way." He is naked except for a sort of breechclout twisted from what may once have been a red T-shirt.
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