- a long-sleeved robe with a sash, worn in E Mediterranean countries
- a long, loose dress, usually with wide sleeves, worn, esp. by women, in the West
Origin of caftan
Turkish qaft?n
caftan
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caftan
or kaf·tan
noun
- A full-length garment with elbow-length or long sleeves, worn chiefly in eastern Mediterranean countries.
- A westernized version of this garment consisting of a loose, usually brightly colored waist-length or ankle-length tunic.
Origin of caftan
Russian kaftan from Ottoman Turkish qaftān ( equivalent to Modern Turkish kaftan ) from Old Turkic qaptan alteration of earlier qāp-tōn qāp sack tōn garmentTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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