caftan
or kaf·tan
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
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.
Origin of caftan
1Other words from caftan
- caftaned, adjective
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How to use caftan in a sentence
What stand out in my mind are the mirrored closets in her bedroom filled with shimmering, floaty evening gowns and caftans.
Eventually, this short, louche novel that began with warmth and zest and cheekiness, wanders around aimlessly in magenta caftans.
He likewise gave each of the Turks two rich-vests or caftans, and a young black slave.
The coachmen, already drunk, donned their new dark blue caftans, and their hair shone with grease.
The Precipice | Ivan GoncharovOthers wore pink and blue caps, drooping over one ear, and caftans with the sleeves thrown back, embroidered with gold.
Taras Bulba and Other Tales | Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
Many rich caftans were spotted with blood, and dust covered the brazen helmets.
Taras Bulba and Other Tales | Nikolai Vasilievich GogolThey collected many sequins, much valuable Turkish plunder, caftans, and adornments of every description.
Taras Bulba and Other Tales | Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
British Dictionary definitions for caftan
/ (ˈkæfˌtæn, -ˌtɑːn) /
a variant spelling of kaftan
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