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kaf·tan

(kăf′tăn′, -tən, kăf-tăn′)

Variant of caftan.

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kaftan

(ˈkæftæn; -ˌtɑːn) or

caftan

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a long coatlike garment, usually worn with a belt and made of rich fabric, worn in the East

2. (Clothing & Fashion) an imitation of this, worn, esp by women, in the West, consisting of a loose dress with long wide sleeves

[C16: from Turkish qaftān]

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caf•tan

or kaf•tan

(ˈkæf tæn, kæfˈtæn)

n.

1. a long garment with long sleeves, sometimes sashed at the waist, worn in the Middle East.

2. a long full robe, similar to this, worn for lounging, as beachwear, etc.

[1585–95; < Russian kaftán < Turkish < Persian qaftān]

caf′taned, adj.

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Noun	1.	kaftan - a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East caftan dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
	2.	kaftan - a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant caftan cloak - a loose outer garment

Translations

قُفْطان

Kaftan

caftán

kaftaanikauhtana

caftan cafetan

kaftán

serkur

kaftans

kaftan

kaftan

有腰带的长袖长袍

kaftan

[ˈkæftæn] N → caftán m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

kaftan

[ˈkæftæn] n → cafetan m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

kaftan

[ˈkæftæn] n → caffettano

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

caftan,

kaftan

(ˈkӕftӕn) noun

a type of long flowing dress or robe sometimes brightly-coloured.

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The members and guests of the Club wandered hither and thither, sat, stood, met, and separated, some in uniform and some in evening dress, and a few here and there with powdered hair and in Russian kaftans. Powdered footmen, in livery with buckled shoes and smart stockings, stood at every door anxiously noting visitors' every movement in order to offer their services.

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I hurried forward to pick it up, just in time, for an old wretch in a long kaftan rushed up too.

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