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WAISTCLOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does waistcloth mean? 

WAISTCLOTH (noun)
  The noun WAISTCLOTH has 1 sense:

1. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousersplay

  Familiarity information: WAISTCLOTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WAISTCLOTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cincture; girdle; sash; waistband; waistcloth

Hypernyms ("waistcloth" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waistcloth"):

cummerbund (a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo)


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