dhoti
[doh-tee]
- a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- the cotton fabric, sometimes patterned, of which the loincloth is made.
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Also dhoo·ti, dhoo·tie, dhu·ti [doo-tee] /ˈdu ti/.
Origin of dhoti
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1615–25
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Historical Examples
Dhoti—a sheet of cloth worn round the lower limbs by Hindu males.
Chaitanya's Life And TeachingsKrishna das Kaviraja
The priest arose, bathed, opened the shrine, and found the kshir under the lappet of the god's dhoti.
Chaitanya's Life And TeachingsKrishna das Kaviraja
I have been trying to buy a few things—a sarong, which is a putso which is a dhoti; a pipe; and a "damned Malayan kris."
From Sea to SeaRudyard Kipling
Then he tore the strong border off his dhoti (loin cloth) and commenced to bind the handles of the doors together.
Bengal Dacoits and TigersMaharanee Sunity Devee
He was not one of our men, but a common ryot, clad simply in a dhoti or waist-cloth, and a rather dirty turban.
Mr. IsaacsF. Marion Crawford
dhoti
dhooti, dhootie or dhuti (ˈduːtɪ)
- a long loincloth worn by men in India
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Word Origin
C17: from Hindi
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Word Origin and History for dhoti
1620s, from Hindi dhoti.
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