loincloth
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This isn’t only because, as Ms. Whitlum-Cooper and Ms. Tedbury write, Christ’s body is “vehemently real,” but also due to the verisimilitude of his loincloth and the “complex depths of its falls and folds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In Japan, the duo even tried their hand at sumo wrestling and Si remembers Dave had gone the extra mile to make sure he looked good in his loincloth.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
The earliest form of underwear was a loincloth.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
Initially modeled in plaster and later cast in bronze, “The Freedman” portrays a formerly enslaved man clad in a loincloth, his left arm in manacles, his right breaking free from the chains of bondage.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
He wore a loincloth like a big diaper.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Some of Saar’s leather necklaces are reminiscent of tribal loincloths, in a triangle shape that comes to a point, dyed and stitched in various colors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Prehistorically, loincloths were worn by men and women, crafted out of strips of fabric that ran between one's legs and were fastened around the waist.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
Uozumi then rose to his feet, dusted himself off and rejoined the surrounding group of wrestlers wearing loincloths.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023
Forty people took part in the event at Teppou-zu Inari Shrine on Sunday, where men and women donned loincloths and white gowns before plunging into water filled with ice blocks.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2023
I loved looking at the colorful photos of tribal people who wore face paint, loincloths, and beads.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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