Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A full-length garment with elbow-length or long sleeves, worn chiefly in eastern Mediterranean countries.
- noun A westernized version of this garment consisting of a loose, usually brightly colored waist-length or ankle-length tunic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A garment worn by men in Turkey, Egypt, and other eastern countries, consisting of a kind of long vest tied about the waist with a girdle, and having sleeves long enough to extend beyond the tips of the fingers. A long cloth coat is worn above it.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To clothe with a caftan.
- noun A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
kaftan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant
- noun a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Actually, a caftan was the solution; one could dress it up with jewels better than pajamas.
Vicky Tiel: Elizabeth Taylor Caviar Sandwiches - Perfect for New Year's Eve! Vicky Tiel 2011
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Actually, a caftan was the solution; one could dress it up with jewels better than pajamas.
Vicky Tiel: Elizabeth Taylor Caviar Sandwiches - Perfect for New Year's Eve! Vicky Tiel 2011
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Actually, a caftan was the solution; one could dress it up with jewels better than pajamas.
Vicky Tiel: Elizabeth Taylor Caviar Sandwiches - Perfect for New Year's Eve! Vicky Tiel 2011
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Actually, a caftan was the solution; one could dress it up with jewels better than pajamas.
Vicky Tiel: Elizabeth Taylor Caviar Sandwiches - Perfect for New Year's Eve! Vicky Tiel 2011
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Actually, a caftan was the solution; one could dress it up with jewels better than pajamas.
Vicky Tiel: Elizabeth Taylor Caviar Sandwiches - Perfect for New Year's Eve! Vicky Tiel 2011
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I understand that the caftan is a traditional Indian garment, or at least I think it is.
On Caftans and Muumuus PeaceBang 2006
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I understand that the caftan is a traditional Indian garment, or at least I think it is.
Archive 2006-05-21 PeaceBang 2006
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Actually, I think you can tell a person's age by their term for that dress--being from the generation that wore it in the 70's as a "caftan", that's the term I would use.
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I'm not sure if she's wearing a caftan which is arab or african, I believe or a shalwar khamise, which is popular in india, afghanistan, etc.
On Caftans and Muumuus PeaceBang 2006
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The difference between the caftans she made for Liz and an ordinary caftan: "an empire seam under the bust that pushed up the breasts into a décolleté V so no bra was needed."
Jesse Kornbluth: Vicky Tiel Dressed Hollywood Women. And Undressed for Warren, Elvis, Marlon... Jesse Kornbluth 2011
brtom commented on the word caftan
"A stooped bearded figure appears garbed in the long caftan of an elder in Zion and a smoking cap with magenta tassels."
Joyce, Ulysses, 15
January 28, 2007