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waistcloth


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Waistcloth  \Waist"cloth\,  n. 
  1.  A  cloth  or  wrapper  worn  about  the  waist;  by  extension, 
  such  a  garment  worn  about  the  hips  and  passing  between  the 
  thighs. 
 
  2.  (Naut.)  A  covering  of  canvas  or  tarpaulin  for  the 
  hammocks,  stowed  on  the  nettings,  between  the  quarterdeck 
  and  the  forecastle. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  waistcloth 
  n  :  a  band  of  material  around  the  waist  that  strengthens  a  skirt 
  or  trousers  [syn:  {girdle},  {cincture},  {sash},  {waistband}] 




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