noun
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A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Examples of caftan in a Sentence
Caftan and long, loose styles are popular choices for lounging comfort.
Gladys, bedecked in an orange caftan and a fox fur jacket, smiled a knowing smile to Cynthia and was gone.
Oh My Gauze! carries a caftan style cotton gauze dress in plus sizes as well as peek-a-boo designs and bias cut sleeveless dresses made in average women's sizes.
The Turkish envoy then in Bucharest was persuaded to invest Brancovan with the caftan, or robe of office, in token of Turkish approval, and the patriarch of Constantinople, who was also present, and the archbishop of Walachia, Theodosius, consecrated him together at the high altar of the cathedral, where he took the coronation oath to devote his whole strength to the good of his country and received the boiars' oath of submission.
Soft Surroundings has a delicate women's caftan in pink or turquoise silk with metallic pansies and silver ribbon borders in plus sizes 1X-3X.