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pareu

[pahr-ey-oo] / ˈpɑr eɪˌu /
NOUN
loincloth
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Wearing a varihued. skirtlike Tahitian pareu that he fancies, Bragg spent a happy hour emitting Tarzan yells and swinging from branch to branch.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wore only a pareu, and was tattooed from toenails to hair-roots.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

Wrapped only in a gorgeous red pareu, I sat on the paepae of the chief's house, now become mine.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

Her scarlet pareu and necklace of red peppers added color to a picture that struck me at once as bizarre and memorable.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

About his middle he wore a red and yellow pareu, and his naked body was like a small and perfect statue as he handled his tiny craft.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick




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