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salwar kameez

/ ˈsælwɑː ˌkæmiːz /

noun

  1. a long tunic worn over a pair of baggy trousers, usually worn by women, esp in Pakistan

“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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It’s about a beautiful sari or a salwar kameez, some light outfit for a puja, because you have to sit for a long time.

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Suffice it to say that the film culminates in a wedding ceremony featuring a chloroformed bride and a loopy martial arts battle between Ria and her cohorts and a phalanx of guests/accomplices in brightly hued salwar kameez.

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He wore a traditional blue salwar kameez and put on a white turban, wound in a special way.

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Naima peeked at him from behind the curtain, fiddling with the white ribbon she kept hidden on her wrist under the long sleeve of her salwar kameez.

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“You probably won’t be able to wear a salwar kameez much longer.”

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