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caf⋅tan
[kaf-tan, kaf-tan] 
–noun
| 1. | a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East. |
| 2. | a long, full, usually collarless robe with wide sleeves that is worn at home for lounging or entertaining or at the beach as a cover-up. |
Also, kaftan.
Origin:
1585–95; < Russ kaftán < Turk < Pers qaftān
1585–95; < Russ kaftán < Turk < Pers qaftān
Related forms:
caftaned, adjective
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| caf·tan or kaf·tan (kāf'tān', -tən, kāf-tān') n.
[Russian kaftan, from Ottoman Turkish qaftān.] |
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Caftan
Caf"tan\, n. [Turk. qaft[=a]n: cf. F. cafetan.] A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.Caftan
Caf"tan\, v. t. To clothe with a caftan. [R.] The turbaned and caftaned damsel. --Sir W. Scott.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : caftan
Spanish:
caftán,
German:
der Kaftan,
Japanese:
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caftan
1591, "long tunic worn in Turkey, etc.," from Turk. qaftan (also in Pers.). As a similar shirt or dress style in the West, it is attested from c.1965.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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caftan
man's full-length garment of ancient Mesopotamian origin, worn throughout the Middle East. It is usually made of cotton or silk or a combination of the two
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