noun
- a cloth worn around the hips and between the legs, especially by some Native American peoples
Usage: historical; anthropological
Examples
- The museum displayed traditional Native American clothing including a decorated breechcloth.
- Warriors often wore only a breechcloth and moccasins during summer hunts.
- The anthropologist studied the different styles of breechcloths used by Plains tribes.
- He learned to weave a breechcloth using traditional techniques.
- The ceremonial breechcloth was made from soft deerskin.
- Many tribes decorated their breechcloths with beadwork and fringe.