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kaftan

kaf·tan

UK/ˈkæf.tæn/ US/ˈkæf.tən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a woman''s dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East

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2.

a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant

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Origin

Via Russian кафта́н (kaftán), from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), from Classical Persian خَفْتَان (xaftān), which occurs already in the Shahnameh.

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