Word Finder - saris

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The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

In the back they have more exotic clothing, like Indian saris and the like.

Divya was forcefully taught to wear different dresses, including saris, and jewelry.

Depending on which part of India they live in, women may drape their saris differently from region to region.

The eighth voyage, led by Captain Saris, extended the operations of the company to Japan; and in 1613 the Japanese government granted privileges to the company; but the British retired in 1623, giving up their factory.

But now the larger part of the cotton goods used in India is manufactured in mills in that country or in England, and the handloom weavers' output is confined to the coarsest kinds of cloth, or to certain special kinds of goods, such as the turbans and " saris " of Bombay, or the muslins of Arni, Cuddapah, and Madura in Madras, and of Dacca in Bengal.

The Sarus (Sihun) is formed by the junction of the Karmalas (Zamanti Su), which rises in Uzun Yaila, and the Sarus (Saris), which has its sources in the hills to the south of the same plateau.

Taurus, flows through a deep chasm walled in by lofty precipices, and is joined in the heart of the range by the Saris.

Women have to wear long skirts or saris and men must wear a dhoti (a wrap-around) and go bare-chested.

Shops are filled with gorgeous silken saris, exotic spices and all the jewelry essential for an Indian bride's dowry.

He bought some good saris for his mother with his first month's salary.

The judges were unanimous in giving the award to Tanvi, who uses vintage saris with intense vibrant colors.

Sarees include Kanchipuram sari, embroidery sari, silk saree, georgette saris for all occasions.

Adjacent to the level crossing in Secunderabad I saw a large group of women in their colorful saris.

He bought some good saris for his mother with his first month 's salary.

Saris are not only beautiful, they're also almost universally flattering.

For example, women in Gujarat drape their saris similarly to the Nivi style, but the pallu falls over the right shoulder instead of the left, and it is also draped from back to front instead of front to back.

Sari totes are great because they are made of remnants from discarded saris, so you are supporting a cottage industry and the ethos of "reduce and reuse."

Its only noteworthy industry is the weaving of the superior silk and cotton saris worn by native women.

I was horrified one day when I saw the sisters carrying into Mother House half a cow, blood dripping onto their white saris.