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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Caftan

/kăf'-tănˌ/ · Caf·tan · IPA /kˈæftˌæn/
01 n. A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt o…
  1. 1.
    A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.
02 v. t. To clothe with a caftan.
  1. 1.
    To clothe with a caftan.[R.]
    “The turbaned and caftaned damsel.” — Sir W. Scott.