thong

n.

1. A narrow strip, as of leather, used for binding or lashing.
2. A whip of plaited leather or cord.
3. A sandal held on the foot by a strip that fits between the first and second toes and is connected to a strap usually passing over the top or around the sides of the foot.
4. A garment for the lower body that exposes the buttocks, consisting of a narrow strip of fabric that passes between the thighs supported by a waistband.

[Middle English, from Old English thwong.]

IN BRIEF: A strip of leather; a lace.

Some shoes still use leather thongs for laces.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rem, læderrem, piskesnert, klip-klapper
v. tr. - piske

Nederlands (Dutch)
riem, slipper

Français (French)
n. - lanière, lacet, courroie, string ficelle, (US) tongs (npl)
v. tr. - mettre une courroie/une lanière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lederriemen, Slipper, dürftige Badebekleidung
v. - mit Riemen versehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λουρί (μαστίγιου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
cinturino, frusta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tira de couro (m)

Русский (Russian)
ремень

Español (Spanish)
n. - correa, tira de cuero
v. tr. - hacer tirilla de cuero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - läderrem, pisksnärt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
皮带, 皮条, 鞭梢, 皮鞭, 平底人字拖鞋, 装皮带, 用皮鞭打

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 皮帶, 皮條, 鞭梢, 皮鞭, 平底人字拖鞋
v. tr. - 裝皮帶, 用皮鞭打

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가죽 끈, 끈
v. tr. - 가죽 끈을 달다, 가죽 끈으로 때리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 革ひも

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سير السوط, سير جلدي, سير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רצועת-עור, ערקה - רצועת עור בקצה שוט‬
v. tr. - ‮סיפק רצועת-עור, היכה ברצועת-עור‬

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thong	Thong Sandal
Man Thong	Heeled Thong