breechcloth vs garment

breechcloth and garment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breechcloth	Yes	No	No	No
garment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, garment is a hypernym of breechcloth; that is, garment is a word with a broader meaning than breechcloth:

breechcloth (noun)	garment (noun)
a garment that provides covering for the loins	an article of clothing

breechcloth (verb)	garment (verb)
	provide with clothes or put clothes on