perizoma/pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə/EtymologyBorrowed from Latin perizoma. from Ancient Greek περίζωμα (perízōma).nounA loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.“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.”