dishdasha
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dishdasha
Arabic
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Ahmad was standing on the edge of a crater inspecting the panorama of rubble, a scarecrow of a man in a threadbare coat and white dishdasha.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2016
A fair, fleshy man was dressed in a striped dishdasha from the men’s show.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2015
The crown prince sits on a crimson sofa in a white dishdasha as he is served tea from a silver platter.
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 15, 2012
In April 2005 he was taken to Ramadi, given underwear and a long robe called a dishdasha , and released.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2011
Iraq-born Imad al-Jabi wore a white dishdasha and played the role of an insurgent during a recent Iraq simulation at Strategic Operations' San Diego headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2010
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