dhoti
noun
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
dhotis
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pluralof dhoti.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Croatian designer culled from different religious traditions, pairing his signature voluminous trenches and wide-cut blazers with dhotis that looked snatched off a Hindu sadhu or North African harem pants in earthy fibers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2010
New Delhi National Stadium bulged last week with Indian families in traditional saris and dhotis, but that was as far as tradition went.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the fertile coffee plantations on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, lounge-suited leaders of the progressive Chagga tribe queued up at polling stations alongside white planters in khaki shorts and Asian shopkeepers in dhotis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two of the chief mourners on the duck which bore Gandhi's ashes were Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel, both clad in white dhotis, both barefoot.
From Time Magazine Archive
His photographs had an immense sale, and by-and-by the young Bengalee bloods took to wearing dhotis with Khudiram Bose's name woven into the border of the garment.
From Indian Unrest by Sir Valentine Chirol
