caftan, kaftan
(noun) a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant
caftan, kaftan
(noun) a woman’s dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kaftan (plural kaftans)
A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Source: Wiktionary
Kaf"tan, n & v.
Definition: See Caftan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
