caftan
noun
caf·tan
ˈkaf-(ˌ)tan 
variants
or less commonly kaftan
: a usually cotton or silk ankle-length garment with long sleeves that is common throughout the Middle East
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Chelsea’s bright yellow caftan is so hopeful and so sad, somehow.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Draped over her shoulders was a lightly colored caftan cape that flowed down to an elaborate train.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images June Squibb Sparkly caftan type thing!
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
There’s also a silk short dress with a fabric sash and side-seam pockets along with a twist high neck one-piece swimsuit and a belted caftan.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Draped over her shoulders was a lightly colored caftan cape that flowed down to an elaborate train.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images June Squibb Sparkly caftan type thing!
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
There’s also a silk short dress with a fabric sash and side-seam pockets along with a twist high neck one-piece swimsuit and a belted caftan.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caftan
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“Caftan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caftan. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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