salwar kameez
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s about a beautiful sari or a salwar kameez, some light outfit for a puja, because you have to sit for a long time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
There was no characteristic long beard, or traditional salwar kameez outfit, and certainly no rusted weapons.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2021
Despite the heat, he wears a woolly hat and a waistcoat over his salwar kameez.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2017
"She is a fashion disaster, she wears a denim jacket over every single outfit - sari, salwar kameez, everything," a nameless student noted of one teacher.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2012
Silently she took off her salwar kameez and put on the boy’s clothes, tucking her braid carefully under the cap.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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