"caftan" in the noun sense
1. caftan, kaftan
a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
2. caftan, kaftan
a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles worn by men in the Levant
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