Definition of Ao dai

1. Noun. The traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers.

Generic synonyms: Attire, Dress, Garb

Definition of Ao dai

1. Noun. A two panelled dress, worn by Vietnamese women as a national costume. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ao Dai

anæsthesiology
anæsthesis
anæsthesiæ
anæsthete
anæsthetic
anæsthetical
anæsthetician
anæsthetics
anæsthetist
anæsthetization
anæsthetizations
anæsthetize
anæsthetized
anæsthetizes
anæsthetizing
ao dai
ao dais
aolbonics
aorist
aorist aspect
aoristic
aoristically
aorists
aorta
aorta abdominalis
aorta ascendens
aorta descendens
aorta thoracica
aortae

Literary usage of Ao dai

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia by Janet Arrowood (2006)
"Clothing & Costumes The ao dai (a long top with deep side slits worn over pants) is still seen, but not frequently. Still, if you are lucky, you might see ..."

2. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia by Bernard Joliat, Sonia Vian (2003)
"The ladies' ao-dai can be made to order, though it is also available more ... A versatile outfit, the ao- dai needs only a conical hat to set it off to ..."

3. Thucydides Translated Into English by Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides (1881)
"... o-ao-dai may be taken 82. 4. in the more common sense of ' conspiring,' as the so-called ' ace. of reference,' (cp. note on ii. ..."

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