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caftan

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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caf·tan, kaftan /ˈkæftæn $ kæfˈtæn/ noun [countable]  DCCa long loose piece of clothing, usually made of silk or cotton, and worn in the Middle East 〔中东人穿的丝质或棉质的〕宽松长袍
Examples from the Corpus
caftanHe asked if I had a caftan he could borrow.He was wearing some sort of brown caftan.It was more like a giant caftan than anything else.
Origin caftan (1500-1600) Russian kaftan, from Turkish, from Persian qaftan
caf·tan nounChineseSyllable
of loose made Corpus long usually a piece clothing,


caftan
caftan , kaftan /ˈkæftæn $ kæfˈtæn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Russian
 Origin: kaftan, from Turkish, from Persian qaftan
a long loose piece of clothing, usually made of silk or cotton, and worn in the Middle East


caf·tanBrE /ˈkæftæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæftæn/ 🔊 noun = kaftan