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Definition of Caftan
1. Noun. A woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East.
2. Noun. A (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant.
Definition of Caftan
1. n. A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.
2. v. t. To clothe with a caftan.
Definition of Caftan
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of kaftan) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caftan
1. a full-length tunic [n -S] : CAFTANED [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caftan
Literary usage of Caftan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Child's Version of Æsop's Fables: With a Supplement Containing Fables from by Jenny H. Stickney (1896)
"The caftan was all right again, only his arms were bare for a quarter of ...
So he cut off the skirts of his caftan, and used them to lengthen his sleeves. ..."
2. The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History of England: From the Earliest by Great Britain Parliament (1763)
"... Inter-regnum. of Londonderry, Thomas Newburgh, of Lifford-, '654> in the County
of Donnegal, Efq; " caftan, ..."
3. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"The Sultan was very anxious to see what sort of a caftan his son would manufacture.
... Labakan entered triumphantly, and spreading his caftan before the ..."
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