caftan

Examples

• All

• The man wore a protective jumpsuit and the women wore billowy caftans of peacock and rose-colored silk.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The flames traced wild shadows on the silver of her caftan.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I'm supposed to be in a caftan under a palm tree.

  Best Man Down (2012)

• In one brief illumination, I saw the yellow caftan and the black hair.

  Fiction book (1996)

• A large, bearded man in a loose shirt or caftan was moving about at the rear of the shop.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Half-asleep, she throws on her caftan and goes downstairs to the narrow stone street.

  Fiction book (1990)

• And for you ladies we have caftans and our own exclusive A-frame in all colors and patterns.

  Back to School (1986)

• I look up to see a strikingly beautiful black woman in a filmy cerise caftan.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Gina flowed through the door in a white caftan, her arms laden with clipboards and blueprints, looking pleased with herself.

  Fiction book (1990)

• She wore a beautiful caftan adorned with intricate patterns during the festival.

Synonyms

K

kaftan

vscaftan

1 7.4

A long loose robe with wide sleeves often worn in North Africa and the Middle East

is mainly used as a women's long loose dress rather than a men's garment

J

jellaba

vscaftan

9.9

A long loose robe with a hood that people wear in North Africa and the Middle East

is a sleeved dress style without a hood, used as women's clothing

T

thob

vscaftan

9.9

A long loose robe that men in the Middle East wear

is mainly a women's long loose dress rather than a male garment

How Loose

kimono

32 5.4

caftan

9 7.4

robe

284 1.3

tunic

41 4.8

Surface Forms

Etymology