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feryaz

feryaz

9.9
A long, wide coat with long sleeves worn by Russian nobles in the 1500s and 1600s
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : feryaz
  • The tsar appeared in a splendid feryaz trimmed with gold embroidery during the ceremony.

Examples

  • Over his tunic, he donned a traditional feryaz passed down through generations.

  • She wore a beautiful feryaz to the royal banquet.

  • Museum exhibits of the feryaz illustrate the opulent fashion of Russia's aristocracy.

  • The feryaz was a symbol of status among the Russian nobility.

  • The tsar appeared in a splendid feryaz trimmed with gold embroidery during the ceremony.

  • Museum exhibits of the feryaz illustrate the opulent fashion of Russia's aristocracy.

  • Over his tunic, he donned a traditional feryaz passed down through generations.

Synonyms

kaftan
vsferyaz
1 7.4

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

is the Russian noble version worn in the 16th and 17th centuries

Surface Forms

feryaz singular
feryazes plural

Etymology

Feryaz names a long, broad kaftan worn by Russian nobles in the 16th and 17th centuries. It probably comes from Persian or Turkic words for a 'robe', and like the familiar word kaftan you can remember feryaz as a rich 'robe' worn over a tunic.