| 单词 | waistcloth |
| 例句 | Most of them were naked save for a strip of tattered waistcloth, and their thick lips, wooly hair, and heavy faces were revealed in the lantern light. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z On the following Sunday he attended service with about three hundred of his chiefs and retainers, all clad in waistcloths, for the missionaries had ordained that the outward sign of conversion should be clothes. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Trembling and terrified, they stretch themselves face down before the captain and his colleagues; two of their companions, sometimes four, seize them by their hands and feet and take off their waistcloth. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z A waistcloth, Dogvane, if used fore and aft would be a suitable table for the Ten Commandments, which would thus be conveniently placed before the eyes of all. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Women and girls in waistcloths, busy preparing food from pandanus fruit, dropped their work when they caught sight of us, and rushed away for more clothes! In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z A cotton waistcloth of many yards in length is swathed about the loins, and a pair of very wide loose trousers, termed senáphil, hang barely to the knee. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Mr. Takum listens to broadcasts of protests in Bangkok with a cheap Chinese-made radio he tucks into his waistcloth, next to his slingshot. Whiff of Rebellion Spreads in Thai Hinterland 2010-04-19T22:46:00Z A man, before now, has, as he rode, unwound his waistcloth, and twisted it round his horse's neck, for further security against the saddle's slipping back. In the Tail of the Peacock Early the next morning the champions are roused from their sleep, and dressed each in a fine new waistcloth. Children of Borneo He detached the bag, the waistcloth and moccasins, and calling to his comrades retreated farther into the forest. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods We were rowed there by a Samoan in a waistcloth. A Tramp's Notebook Here, take this dollar, and tie it up in the corner of your waistcloth. The Call Of The South 1908 There is a group of women, with waistcloths only, standing on a half-submerged tree trunk in greenish water washing clothes, one stands the others squat, and beyond are cattle and bamboos. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The Dyak men wear a waistcloth which is made either of the soft inner bark of a tree, or else of cotton cloth. Children of Borneo They had little clothing besides the waistcloth, made of bark from a tree; and large rings in their ears, and were very far from being prepossessing in their appearance. Mark Seaworth The men were dressed in waistcloths of blue cotton, hanging down behind, mostly bordered with red, blue, and white. In the Eastern Seas The skipper came below with us, and after providing our visitor with a navy blue waistcloth, we gave him a stiff tumbler of rum, and some bread and meat. The Call Of The South 1908 They blindfolded each other with strips torn from their waistcloths, or whatever else they had. Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) His hand brushed Hunsa's bare arm as he thrust it into the chest and brought it forth clasping jewels, which he tied in a knot of his waistcloth. Caste Not even a waistcloth can be permitted among slaves on board ship, since clothing even so slight would breed disease. American Merchant Ships and Sailors His face was that of the warrior who would show no mercy, and his body, save for a waistcloth, was livid with all the hideous devices of war paint. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain 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. The Hunters of the Hills They were led by youths clad in finely-fringed waistcloths in which to do the sacrifice, while boys carried the wine for the libations in gold and silver vessels. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Then he gave one copy to the Jew, who took it and went away, and put the other in the purse, which he thrust into his waistcloth. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Caspar appeared, properly accoutred, with a long pole in one hand and a thong similar to Don Ricardo's in the other, he as well as his comrade being stark naked all to their waistcloths. Tom Cringle's Log There was otherwise no change in Tomaso’s habiliments, which consisted, as usual, of dark trousers, a white shirt, and a dark-blue faja or waistcloth. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories The old soldier turned and spoke in an undertone to his comrade, who went towards the dead man and quietly covered his face with the folds of his own faja or waistcloth. In Kedar's Tents There we stripped off our outer garments till Bes was naked save for his waistcloth and I was clad only in a jerkin. The Ancient Allan He answered, saying, "Almighty Allah from the beginning of mankind ordered the Archangel Gabriel to visit Eve and say to her, 'Spin for thyself and for Adam waistcloths wherewith ye may veil your persons.'" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 The woman's waistcloth was called Nitáh and descended to the feet while the upper part was doubled and provided with a Tikkah or string over which it fell to the knees, overhanging the lower folds. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 "Izár," the man's waistcloth opposed to the Ridá or shoulder-cloth, is also the sheet of white calico worn by the poorer Egyptian women out of doors and covering head and hands. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 He was naked, save only for a waistcloth, and at his head and feet burned polished braziers that gave light to the vault, and shone upon the instruments of torment. The World's Desire For instance, they have doors and verandahs to their huts, work skins perfectly, and wear a waistcloth and not a moocha. Maiwa's Revenge He was dressed in all the dignity of a woollen shirt, with a piece of fine "tapa" for a waistcloth, feet and legs bare. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales "Fútah", a napkin, a waistcloth, the Indian Zones alluded to by the old Greek travellers. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 |
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