pareo

[ pahr-ey-oh, -ey-oo ]

noun,plural pa·re·os.

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How to use pareo in a sentence

  • The queen then appeared in the national costume, with the coloured pareo and chemise, as did also her husband.

  • The pareo is a long strip of trade cotton, red or blue, stamped with a white pattern.

    The Moon and Sixpence | W. Somerset Maugham
  • Strickland, clad only in a pareo, was standing with his back to the door, but he turned round when he heard the sound of boots.

    The Moon and Sixpence | W. Somerset Maugham
  • He painted her over and over again, sometimes with a pareo on and sometimes with nothing at all.

    The Moon and Sixpence | W. Somerset Maugham
  • Arnold Jackson, no longer in spruce ducks, wore nothing but a pareo round his loins and walked barefoot.

    The Trembling of a Leaf | William Somerset Maugham