Caftan definition

kăftăn, -tən, kăf-tăn
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A westernized version of this garment consisting of a loose, usually brightly colored waist-length or ankle-length tunic.
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A full-length garment with elbow-length or long sleeves, worn chiefly in eastern Mediterranean countries.
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A westernized version of this garment consisting of a loose, usually brightly colored waist-length or ankle-length tunic.
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A full-length garment with elbow-length or long sleeves, worn chiefly in eastern Mediterranean countries.
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A long-sleeved robe with a sash, worn in E Mediterranean countries.
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A long, loose dress, usually with wide sleeves, worn, esp. by women, in the West.
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Alternative spelling of kaftan.
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caftan
Plural:
caftans

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 garment

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Russian kaftan from Ottoman Turkish qaftān (equivalent to Modern Turkish kaftan) from Old Turkic qaptan alteration of earlier qāp-tōn qāp sack tōn garment

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Caftan Sentence Examples

  • Gladys, bedecked in an orange caftan and a fox fur jacket, smiled a knowing smile to Cynthia and was gone.

  • Oh My Gauze! carries a caftan style cotton gauze dress in plus sizes as well as peek-a-boo designs and bias cut sleeveless dresses made in average women's sizes.

  • Caftan and long, loose styles are popular choices for lounging comfort.

  • Soft Surroundings has a delicate women's caftan in pink or turquoise silk with metallic pansies and silver ribbon borders in plus sizes 1X-3X.

  • The Turkish envoy then in Bucharest was persuaded to invest Brancovan with the caftan, or robe of office, in token of Turkish approval, and the patriarch of Constantinople, who was also present, and the archbishop of Walachia, Theodosius, consecrated him together at the high altar of the cathedral, where he took the coronation oath to devote his whole strength to the good of his country and received the boiars' oath of submission.

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