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shalwar
[ shuhl-wahr ]
noun
- loose, pajamalike trousers worn by both men and women in India and southeast Asia.
shalwar
/ ˈʃælwɑː /
noun
- a pair of loose-fitting trousers tapering to a narrow fit around the ankles, worn in the Indian subcontinent, often with a kameez
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Little ricochets of dust kicked into the face of a tall man in a tan shalwar kameez and prayer cap.
He wears his characteristic white shalwar kameez with a tattered gray waistcoat.
The man had a beard, and was dressed like the others in ordinary tribal clothing, a loose-fitting shalwar kameez.
He was wearing the traditional Mehsud tribal dress of a shalwar kameez and a felt hat with a rolled up rim.
So he considers the idea, buying traditional garb, a white shalwar kameez, and poses in front of his mirror.
The Shalwar is similar to the ordinary skirt only it is very short.
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