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achkan

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[ach-kuhn] / ˈætʃ kən /

noun

  1. a close-fitting, high-necked coat, slightly flared below the waist and reaching almost to the knee, worn by men in India.

Etymology

Origin of achkan

First recorded in 1910–15, achkan is from the Hindi word ackan

Example Sentences

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By the time the press was through with Columbia's newest doctor�who wore a black wool achkan under his academic gown�Nehru was as wilted as the red rose in his buttonhole.

From Time Magazine Archive

General Assembly, from Broadway's Camelot to California's Disneyland, Nehru's crowded schedule barely left him time to change the perennial red rose on his achkan tunic.

From Time Magazine Archive

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