dhoti

[ doh-tee ]

noun

, plural dho·tis.

1. a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
2. the cotton fabric, sometimes patterned, of which the loincloth is made.

dhoti

/ ˈdəʊtɪ; ˈduːtɪ /

noun

1. a long loincloth worn by men in India

Word History and Origins

Origin of dhoti¹

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1615–25

Word History and Origins

Origin of dhoti¹

C17: from Hindi

Example Sentences

Lung is Persian for a cloth passed between the loins, is an equivalent of S. dhoti.

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Krishna in a flowing dhoti wanders in meadows gay with feathered trees while Radha and her confidante appear in Mughal garb.

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In some parts of India half the dhoti only is wound round the loins, the other half being thrown over the left shoulder.

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The small form of dhoti worn by men of the lower class is called langoti.

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The garment distinctive of the Hindus of all castes, men and women, all over India, is the dhoti or loin cloth.

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