Definitions
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- noun India a
tailor , inIndia and the subcontinent
Etymologies
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Urdu درزی (darzi, "tailor"), from Persian درزی (darzi, "tailor").
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Examples
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Then her clothes are really lovely, oh! ripping! make Chowringhee confections look as though they'd come from the _durzi_ or the Lal Bazaar.
Leonie of the Jungle Joan Conquest
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Reaching the building he found Raymond on the watch for him, while ostensibly engaged in criticising to the battalion _durzi_ (tailor) the fit of the new uniforms of several recruits.
The Jungle Girl Gordon Casserly
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_durzi_ could possibly reproduce at sight the subtle simplicity of Mrs
The Great Amulet Maud Diver 1906
chained_bear commented on the word durzi
"Copies of Tatler and Vogue, posted by helpful relatives at home, were presented to durzis (tailors) who would be able to produce passable imitations within a few days."
—Annabel Venning, Following the Drum: The Lives of Army Wives and Daughters Past and Present (London: Headline, 2005), 192
May 18, 2010