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dhoti

[ doh-tee ]

noun

, plural dho·tis.
  1. a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
  2. the cotton fabric, sometimes patterned, of which the loincloth is made.


dhoti

/ ˈduːtɪ; ˈdəʊtɪ /

noun

  1. a long loincloth worn by men in India
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

Krishna in a flowing dhoti wanders in meadows gay with feathered trees while Radha and her confidante appear in Mughal garb.

In some parts of India half the dhoti only is wound round the loins, the other half being thrown over the left shoulder.

The small form of dhoti worn by men of the lower class is called langoti.

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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