[sahr-ee] 
| 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. |
| sa·ri also sa·ree (sä'rē) n. pl. sa·ris also sa·rees An outer garment worn chiefly by women of India and Pakistan, consisting of a length of lightweight cloth with one end wrapped about the waist to form a skirt and the other draped over the shoulder or covering the head. [Hindi sāṛī, from Prakrit sāḍī, from Sanskrit śāṭī.] |
Sari
city and capital, Mazandaran ostan (province), northern Iran. Founded during the Sasanid period (AD 224-651), it became the capital of Tabarestan (7th-9th century) after the Arab conquest of the region. The city was ravaged by the Mongols in the 12th century and visited by the historian Mostowfi in the 14th century. Agha Mohammad Khan (ruled 1779-97) of the Qajar dynasty chose Sari as the capital of his empire.
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