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kameez

/ kəˈmiːz /

noun

  1. -meez-meezes a long tunic worn in the Indian subcontinent, often with shalwar


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kameez1

Urdu kamis , from Arabic qamīs

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Example Sentences

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.

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