English Explanatory Dictionary

waistcloth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cloth or garment worn around the waist.
  2. A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-waistcloth.wav

Word forms

waistcloth waistcloths

Etymology

From waist + cloth.

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