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caftan

Or �첹��·�ٲ��

[kaf-tan, kaf-tan]

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noun

a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
a long, full, usually collarless robe with wide sleeves that is worn at home for lounging or entertaining or at the beach as a cover-up.

caftan

/ -ˌtɑːn, ˈkæfˌtæn /

noun

a variant spelling of kaftan

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Other Word Forms

caftaned adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of caftan¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Russian �첹�ڳ�á��, from Turkish, from Persian �粹�ڳ��

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From viral moments and shoppable caftans to viewer wanderlust, HBO leaves no stone in the culture unturned when it comes to driving interest in ‘The White Lotus.’

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The natural next stop is caftan glam and “fun!” prints beloved by aunts who live for blended drinks.

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She arrived for breakfast looking elegant in a black-and-white caftan, the picture of an Upper West Side matron, a matron without a sizable body count.

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She loved her costume, mostly because it was like a large caftan, essential in the intense Roman heat.

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The Bowl is a place where I would not be shocked to see adult men in flip-flops mingling with a family of four in matching caftans.

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cafone cag

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