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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caftan \Caf"tan\, n. [Turk. qaft[=a]n: cf F. cafetan.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Caftan \Caf"tan\, v. t.
To clothe with a caftan. [R.]
The turbaned and caftaned damsel. --Sir W.
Scott.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
caftan
n 1: a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn
by men in the Near East [syn: {kaftan}]
2: an ankle-length (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and
sash; worn by men in the Levant [syn: {kaftan}]
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