DCHP-1 Online
breechclout † 
n. a loin covering of cloth or soft leather.
See also: breechcloth
- 1800 (1897) The Indians were standing in the fort with nothing on but their breech-clouts. . . .
- 1943 When they watered their horses they usually rode into the valley naked except for their breechclouts, with buffalo robes thrown over their shoulders.
- 1965 North American Indians are usually pictured as wearing breech clouts or buckskins. . . .
- 1800 (1897) The Indians were standing in the fort with nothing on but their breech-clouts. . . .