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caf·tan
or kaf·tan (kăf′tăn′, -tən, kăf-tăn′)n.
1. A full-length garment with elbow-length or long sleeves, worn chiefly in eastern Mediterranean countries.
2. A westernized version of this garment consisting of a loose, usually brightly colored waist-length or ankle-length tunic.
[Russian kaftan, from Ottoman Turkish qaftān (equivalent to Modern Turkish kaftan), from Old Turkic qaptan, alteration of earlier *qāp-tōn : qāp, sack + tōn, garment.]
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caftan
(ˈkæfˌtæn; -ˌtɑːn)n
(Clothing & Fashion) a variant spelling of kaftan
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caf•tan
or kaf•tan
(ˈkæf tæn, kæfˈtæn)n.
1. a long garment with long sleeves, sometimes sashed at the waist, worn in the Middle East.
2. a long full robe, similar to this, worn for lounging, as beachwear, etc.
[1585–95; < Russian kaftán < Turkish < Persian qaftān]
caf′taned, adj.
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Noun | 1. | caftan - a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East |
2. | caftan - a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant cloak - a loose outer garment |
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caftan
n → Kaftan m
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caftan,
kaftan
(ˈkӕftӕn) noun a type of long flowing dress or robe sometimes brightly-coloured.
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