sari
or sa·ree
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Origin of sari
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How to use sari in a sentence
I've seen fluorescent pants that women in Gujarat who wear only saris stare bemusedly at.
The Pointlessness of Some Disaster Charity After the Indian Floods | Dilip D’Souza | June 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTClad in electric pink saris, the all-female gang shames abusive husbands and corrupt politicians.
When women got married, the number and kind of saris her in-laws gave her signaled her worth in their eyes.
We, who needed her to help us with our saris, the six yards of unruly fabric that we would try and wrap around us.
But as for the Parsi woman she requires several saris, trousers, shirts and slippers, besides suitable clothing for her children.
Les Parsis | D. Menant
Each of these roads was laid out with avenues of trees, with wells of water, and with frequent saris or rest-houses.
A lady whose costume expressed saris at every point glided up the middle aisle of the grove with a graceful tilt.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete | William Dean HowellsTiny young flowerlike faces atop the long-stemmed colorful saris!
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa YoganandaThey say, ‘Je maris te saris,’ or ‘That which is dead is rotten and gone.’
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India | R. V. Russell
British Dictionary definitions for sari
saree
/ (ˈsɑːrɪ) /
the traditional dress of women of India, Pakistan, etc, consisting of a very long narrow piece of cloth elaborately swathed around the body
Origin of sari
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