[kaf-tan, kaf-tan] 
| 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. |
| caf·tan or kaf·tan (kāf'tān', -tən, kāf-tān') n.
[Russian kaftan, from Ottoman Turkish qaftān.] |
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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