kaftan
a variant of caftan.
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How to use kaftan in a sentence
For example, some kaftan-inspired dresses with flowing silhouettes were paired with belts which cinched the waistline.
His mode of life was quite that of a Polish Jew, with long fore-locks and dressed in a long kaftan with girdle.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ | Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.The servants who came with the message wore a red calico kaftan to the ground, with a red calico hood that looked like a domino.
They followed him and touched his kaftan with their lips; they pushed their children under his hands for his blessing.
The Scapegoat | Hall CaineIt was a tall man with haik over his turban, and blue selam on top of a yellow kaftan.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession | Hall Caine
We were still in the alley, and I put my left hand into the neck of his kaftan and dragged him back into the saint's house.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession | Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for kaftan
caftan
/ (ˈkæftæn, -ˌtɑːn) /
a long coatlike garment, usually worn with a belt and made of rich fabric, worn in the East
an imitation of this, worn, esp by women, in the West, consisting of a loose dress with long wide sleeves
Origin of kaftan
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