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caftaned

caftaned

1 8.9
Wearing a long loose robe with wide sleeves
  • adjective
: vestido con caftán
  • She admired the caftaned figures in the old painting, each draped in colorful fabric.

Examples

  • A group of caftaned musicians performed traditional songs at the festival.

  • She looked stunning in her caftaned outfit.

  • The caftaned merchant greeted us at the door with a warm smile.

  • The caftaned guests added color to the event.

  • The guests arrived at the party, each with a brightly colored caftaned outfit that caught everyone's attention.

  • She felt comfortable in her caftaned ensemble as she strolled along the beach.

  • The artist wore a beautiful caftaned robe while creating his latest masterpiece.

Synonyms

garbed
vscaftaned
  • Literature
2 7.4

Wearing certain clothes, often formal or special

refers to wearing a specific long robe rather than any style
appareled
vscaftaned
  • Literature
1 8.2

To be dressed in fine or special clothes

means wearing fine attire rather than any specific garment
garmented
vscaftaned
  • Archaic
1 9.0

Wearing fine clothes for a special event

applies to wearing a specific long robe not general formal dress

Surface Forms

caftaned positive

Morphology

caftaned = caftan (transparent) = caftan + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participle/participial formation from 'caftan' indicating 'wearing or dressed in a caftan', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Caftaned comes from caftan, a long, loose robe from Persia and Turkey. So if someone is caftaned, they are 'wearing a caftan', like wearing a long gown or robe.