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Meaning of perizoma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə/

Definitions

A loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.

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.

See also

perizonium Perizzite Perjure Perjured Perjurer Perjures