pagne
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- noun
- I see the tan soles of her feet, the multicolored pagne skirt blurring to a brownish haze as she makes her way.
Examples
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In Côte d'Ivoire, factory-printed textiles, commonly called pagne, are of two main types: wax prints.
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History is what people value in pagne, the merchants whom I visited told me.
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It was these discussions that led me to begin asking questions about pagne with political themes.
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Pagne is a French word literally meaning loincloth, but also signifying cloth worn as a wrapper.
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Alou Traore, for example, uses small, carefully designed stencils to produce distinctive pagnes.
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They were sitting selling pottery, but either dashed for cover as Blackwood approached or covered their faces with their pagnes (pieces of woven cloth).
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(n13) One artist who produces and sells both stencilled and hand-painted bogolan reported that he can produce six or seven stencilled pagnes in the time it takes to make one using the traditional technique.
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During the festival, many women wore bright pagnes wrapped around their bodies, showcasing traditional designs.
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She tied her baby securely to her back with a colorful pagne, ready to continue her work in the market.
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The artist created beautiful garments using vibrant pagne fabric, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of West Africa.
Synonyms
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A brightly colored cloth wrapped around the waist and worn like a skirt in Pacific islands
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Etymology
Pagne comes from the French word for a cloth and from Portuguese pano 'cloth'. So, in West and Central Africa a pagne is a bright piece of fabric people wrap around their bodies as clothing.