kaftan

[ kaf-tan, -tuhn, kaf-tan ]

/ ˈkæf tæn, -tən, kæfˈtæn /

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noun

a variant of caftan.

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Words nearby kaftan

Kafiri, Kafiristan, Kafka, Kafkaesque, Kafka, Franz, kaftan, Kafue, Kagawa, Kagera, kago, Kagoshima

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How to use kaftan in a sentence

For example, some Kaftan-inspired dresses with flowing silhouettes were paired with belts which cinched the waistline.
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His mode of life was quite that of a Polish Jew, with long fore-locks and dressed in a long kaftan with girdle.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
The servants who came with the message wore a red calico kaftan to the ground, with a red calico hood that looked like a domino.
Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan|Pter Vay
They followed him and touched his kaftan with their lips; they pushed their children under his hands for his blessing.
The Scapegoat|Hall Caine

It was a tall man with haik over his turban, and blue selam on top of a yellow kaftan.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine
We were still in the alley, and I put my left hand into the neck of his kaftan and dragged him back into the saint's house.
The Blind Mother and The Last Confession|Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for kaftan

kaftan

caftan

/ (ˈkæftæn, -ˌtɑːn) /

noun

a long coatlike garment, usually worn with a belt and made of rich fabric, worn in the East

an imitation of this, worn, esp by women, in the West, consisting of a loose dress with long wide sleeves

Word Origin for kaftan

C16: from Turkish qaftān

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