kaftan

[ kaf-tan, -tuhn, kaf-tan ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

kaftan

/ -ˌtɑːn; ˈkæftæn /

a long coatlike garment, usually worn with a belt and made of rich fabric, worn in the East
an imitation of this, worn, esp by women, in the West, consisting of a loose dress with long wide sleeves

Origin of kaftan¹

C16: from Turkish qaftān

For example, some Kaftan-inspired dresses with flowing silhouettes were paired with belts which cinched the waistline.

His mode of life was quite that of a Polish Jew, with long fore-locks and dressed in a long kaftan with girdle.

The servants who came with the message wore a red calico kaftan to the ground, with a red calico hood that looked like a domino.

They followed him and touched his kaftan with their lips; they pushed their children under his hands for his blessing.

It was a tall man with haik over his turban, and blue selam on top of a yellow kaftan.

We were still in the alley, and I put my left hand into the neck of his kaftan and dragged him back into the saint's house.

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