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dhoti
[ doh-tee ]
noun
, plural dho·tis.
- a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- the cotton fabric, sometimes patterned, of which the loincloth is made.
dhoti
/ ˈduːtɪ; ˈdəʊtɪ /
noun
- a long loincloth worn by men in India
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dhoti1
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1615–25
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dhoti1
C17: from Hindi
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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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