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Kaftan   Listen
noun
Kaftan  n., v.  See Caftan.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Kaftan" Quotes from Famous Books



... the dress is immediately put on in his presence, and the receiver kneels and kisses his hand in token of gratitude. Captain Lyon once saw the old kadi, who was very corpulent, receive as a gift a kaftan, which was so small for him, that when he had squeezed himself into it, he was unable to move his arms, and was in that condition obliged ...
— Lander's Travels - The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa • Robert Huish

... kaftans for us here; Kaftans do not cost you dear When you've grist within your hopper. In our purses silver bright Will not let us sleep at night. And the jingling coins of copper For the tavern raise the call. Tapster Andrew, quick undo The inn-door. We've a kaftan new Here to put in pawn with you; We won't take it ...
— Plays • Alexander Ostrovsky

... two bronzed Arabs of the desert, in striped burnoose and white kaftan, stretched out for the night upon their rugs of many colours. Between them lies their latest purchase, a brand-new patent carpet-sweeper, made in Ohio, and going, who knows where among ...
— Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land - Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit • Henry Van Dyke



Words linked to "Kaftan" :   frock, dress, cloak



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