"waistcloth" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1791, Alexandre (fils) Dumas, The Son of Clemenceau",
          "text": "Two rows of slate beds, three of which only were occupied; two men and a boy, nude save a waistcloth; over their heads--sluggishly swayed by the air the new-comer had carelessly admitted--their clothes were hung like shapeless shadows.",
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          "ref": "1897, Frank T. Bullen, The Cruise of the Cachalot",
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          "ref": "1916, Joseph Altsheler, The Hunters of the Hills",
          "text": "Fresh leaves had been stripped from a bush and a tiny fragment or two indicated that the Ojibway had torn a piece from his deerskin waistcloth to fasten over the leaves.",
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        "A cloth or garment worn around the waist."
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        "A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle."
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        "(nautical) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle."
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