Kaftan

//ˈkæf.tən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
  2. 2
    a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant wordnet
  3. 3
    A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
  4. 4
    a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East wordnet

Synonyms

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caftancaftan

Etymology

Via Russian кафта́н (kaftán), from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), from Classical Persian خَفْتَان (xaftān), which occurs already in the Shahnameh.

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