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caftaned

caftaned

8.9
A person wearing a long loose robe with wide sleeves
  • noun
: persona vestida con caftán
  • During the festival, many caftaned guests arrived in colorful traditional attire.

Examples

  • The caftaned merchant stood out among the crowd at the busy market.

  • The caftaned woman walked gracefully through the market.

  • A group of caftaned scholars gathered in the courtyard to discuss ancient manuscripts.

  • I saw a caftaned man at the festival.

  • A group of caftaned scholars gathered in the courtyard to discuss ancient manuscripts.

  • The caftaned merchant stood out among the crowd at the busy market.

  • During the festival, many caftaned guests arrived in colorful traditional attire.

Surface Forms

caftaned singular
caftaneds plural

Morphology

caftaned = caftan (transparent) = caftan + ed

The noun sense is a nominal use of the participial form 'caftan' + '-ed' to denote a person 'wearing a caftan'; the relation to 'caftan' is clear.

Etymology

Caftaned comes from the garment caftan, a long, loose robe from Persia and Turkey. A caftaned is literally 'a person wearing a caftan', so you can picture someone dressed in a long, flowing robe.