English
Etymology
Greek �ε�ιζομα.

Pronunciation
IPA: /p�rɪ'z��m�/

Noun
perizoma

1. a loincloth worn by men in ancient Greece

#:*1974: 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. � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

2. a g-string or thong as a piece of female underwear in Italian, worn in modern times.

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