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Definition of Dhoti
1. Noun. A long loincloth worn by Hindu men.
Definition of Dhoti
1. Noun. Short names for people of India ¹
2. Noun. A long loincloth worn by Hindu men in India. ¹
3. Noun. The cotton fabric used for such loincloths. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dhoti
1. a loincloth worn by Hindu men [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dhoti
Literary usage of Dhoti
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Commentary on the Book of Job: From a Hebrew Manuscript in the University by William Aldis Wright (1905)
"21) : dhoti, David and his men broke them. CAP. XXXIII.—i. And hearken to all my
words, before thou answerest me. 2. My tongue has spoken in my palate, ..."
2. The Meitheis by Thomas Callan Hodson (1908)
"The phi-ge-napu dhoti is an orange-coloured dhoti which may be worn by the classes of
... The ju-gi mairi dhoti is a red silk dhoti which may be worn in the ..."
3. Silk: Its Entomology, History, & Manufacture, as Exemplified at the Royal by Thomas Wardle (1887)
"179 White Corah silk dhoti. Kagra, Bengal. 180 Silk bodice piece. A charming gold
and red admixture of colour in repetitions of a narrow pretty border ..."
4. Report of a Tour Through the Bengal Provinces of Patna, Gaya, Mongir, and by J. D. Beglar (1878)
"... she failed to recognise him, he caused a dhoti to be placed across the entrance
to his camp, so that no one could come in without striding across it. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The dhoti is a simple piece of cloth (cotton), generally white. ... In some parts
of India half the dhoti only is wound round the loins, the other half ..."
6. The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India by Robert Montgomery Martin (1838)
"Under the trousers they always wear a small dhoti, and their turban is also in
general smaller; when, however, they perform any religious ceremony or eat, ..."
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