caftan

[ kaf-tan, kaf-tan ]

/ ˈkæf tæn, kæfˈtæn /

a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.

a long, full, usually collarless robe with wide sleeves that is worn at home for lounging or entertaining or at the beach as a cover-up.

Also kaftan.

Origin of caftan

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

caf·taned, adjective

The Sultan had plainly written to him that he was to wear this caftan.

The Slaves of the Padishah |Mr Jkai
A man in a caftan opened the door, and mechanically raised his forefinger to bid her enter without noise.

Ghetto Tragedies |Israel Zangwill
No shirt was to be seen under the caftan, and he had no hat on his head.

Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales |Leo Tolstoy
The caftan was worn by the upper and middle classes in Russia till the time of Peter the Great, when it was generally discarded.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 |Various

He loves the sun, and the Rebbe hangs his caftan across the window, and the Cheder is darkened, so that it oppresses the soul.

Yiddish Tales |Various

caftan

/ (ˈkæfˌtæn, -ˌtɑːn) /

a variant spelling of kaftan