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Meaning of perizoma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə

Definitions

A loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.

Equivalents

Italiano perizoma

Examples

“The traveller was in Erewhonian clothes to keep him inconspicuous, a conical felt hat with owl feather, yellow tabard, tasselled perizoma, belled sandals, and umbrella.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

perizonium Perizzite Perjure Perjured Perjurer Perjures

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