loincloth

Questions about loincloth

What does loincloth mean?

loincloth means "a garment that provides covering for the loins".

How many syllables are in loincloth?

loincloth has 2 syllables: loin-cloth. The stress falls on "loin". In IPA it is /ˈlɔɪnˌklɔθ/.

What is another word for loincloth?

Close synonyms include breechcloth, breechclout. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is loincloth a common word?

loincloth is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with loincloth?

3 words rhyme with loincloth. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.