ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə dˈeɪɾə hiː kəmpˈaɪld, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv dˈɪkʃənˌɛɹi, ɪn tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl baɪlˈɑːksi kˈʌltʃɚ pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiənz, mˈɛn wˈoːɹ bɹˈiːtʃklɔθ ɔːɹ bɹˈiːtʃklaʊt, jˈuːʒuːəli mˌeɪd ʌv dˈɪɹskɪn wˈɪtʃ wʌz "pˈæst bᵻtwˌiːn ðə lˈɛɡz ænd tˈʌkt ˌʌp ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ bˈɛlt bᵻfˌoːɹ ænd bᵻhˈaɪnd, wɪð kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl tə spˈɛɹ æɾ ˈiːðɚɹ ˈɛnd" swˈæntən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv: sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
According to the data he compiled, which was published in the 1912 dictionary, in traditional Biloxi culture prior to the arrival of Europeans, men wore breechcloth or breechclout, usually made of deerskin which was "passed between the legs and tucked up under a belt before and behind, with considerable to spare at either end" (Swanton 1985: 681).