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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A narrow loincloth supported by a waistband; a breechcloth.
  • noun A similar garment, usually decorated, that is worn especially by stripteasers.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A narrow strip of cloth worn as a breeeh-clout. J. Mooney, Child life: in Cyc. of Indian Tribes.
  • noun The first string on the bass viol, the third on the violoncello, viola, and guitar, and the fourth on the violin: so called because tuned to the tone G.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a patch of cloth attached to and supported by string-like cords, worn over the hips, and serving to cover only the pubic area; -- often worn by stripteasers.
  • noun A small covering for the loins.
  • noun (Physics), slang A transmission line consisting a single wire coated with dielectric, thus permitting surface-wave propagation.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun music On a stringed musical instrument, the string that produces the note of G.
  • noun A scant covering for the genitalia, especially one worn by a stripper.
  • noun A type of loincloth or breech cloth.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Origin unknown.]

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