mufti

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muf·ti /ˈmʌfti/ noun  1. [countable]RRI a Muslim who officially explains Islamic law 穆夫提〔解释伊斯兰教法典的神职人员〕2  in mufti British English old-fashionedPMDCC wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform 穿着便服的 soldiers in mufti 身着便服的士兵

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mufti• And mufti means a dark suit with a tie.• Clothes: mufti, plus carnation for groom; small bouquet for bride.• It consisted of small units which patrolled in mufti in civilian cars.• Will uniform or mufti be required?• Besides muderrises and kadis, one other group within the learned profession deserves brief mention, namely the muftis.• Customs of the Service say that an officer wears mufti only when he's outside the camp.• Only the occasional sales rep, in his weekend mufti, went past me in his company Cavalier.Origin mufti (1500-1600) Arabic

muf·ti nounChineseSyllable  

law Muslim Corpus explains Islamic a officially who

mufti
muf‧ti /ˈmʌfti/ noun1. [countable] a Muslim who officially explains Islamic law
2. in mufti British English old-fashioned wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform:
    soldiers in mufti

muftiBrE /ˈmʌfti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌfti/ 🔊 noun [countable] (also Mufti) a Muslim who is an expert in legal matters connected with Islam 穆夫提（伊斯兰教法典说明官） [uncountable] (old-fashioned) ordinary clothes worn by people such as soldiers who wear uniform in their job （穿制服上班的士兵等穿的）便装，便服◆officers in mufti身着便装的军官