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2. Loincloth - Wikipedia

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   It then goes under the front flap, then across the left leg. It is twisted back across the back loop, above the buttocks. The result is the two rectangular ends hanging in front of and behind the waist, with a loop around the legs resembling a belt. The native Tagalog word for "rainbow", bahagharì, literally means "loincloth of the king". [16]

3. Dance belt - Wikipedia

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   Dance belts were developed in the early 1900s for male dancers to wear during training and performances to keep the genitals from moving; to present a smooth and inexplicit contour to onlookers, especially under bright stage lighting. A dance belt resembles a thong undergarment in design but has a wider waist belt, also to give a smooth ...

4. Cilice - Wikipedia

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   In Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, one of the antagonists, an albino numerary named Silas associated with the religious organization Opus Dei, wears a cilice in the form of a spiked belt around his thigh. The sensationalized depiction in the novel has been criticized for its inaccuracy in subsequent books and by Opus Dei itself, which ...

5. Boxer briefs - Wikipedia

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   The boxer brief design provides form-fitting coverage for the midsection from the waist to the thighs and are worn on the waist. They are usually made of a combination of cotton and spandex, polyester, or a soft, woven flannel material. Boxer brief designs can have either a keyhole fly, button (snap) front, pouch, or no fly at all. The ...

6. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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   Antiquity, lost but later reintroduced. Plate that covered only the shins, not the whole lower leg. Greave: Covers the lower leg, front and back, made from a variety of materials, but later most often plate. Cuisse: Plate that cover the thighs, made of various materials depending upon period. Sabaton or solleret: Covers the foot, often mail or ...

7. Belt (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A garter belt (also called a suspender belt) employs both methods: the belt maintains its position on the body by friction and/or compression at or near the waist and/or by being smaller than the hips, and it maintains stockings' position on the legs by suspension. A sock garter works in the same way as a suspender belt, but for one leg only ...