kaftan
noun
kaf·tan
less common spelling of caftan
: a usually cotton or silk ankle-length garment with long sleeves that is common throughout the Middle East
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Dividing her time between Paris and Tangier, her couture shop offers reimagined capes, jackets, and kaftans for women and men.
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Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Jill & Jazmine & Patti Get Their Flowers Jill Scott oozed radiance, confidence and cool onstage at the Superdome in a shimmering kaftan dress and a sky-high gold crown fit for the Queen of Philly Soul.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 8 July 2025
For something subtler, try Sara Cristina’s linen kaftan, adorned with a single delicate pearl in the front.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Next, also in New Orleans, Marlo Hampton stunned in a kaftan by Harith Hashim.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 July 2025
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Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Jill & Jazmine & Patti Get Their Flowers Jill Scott oozed radiance, confidence and cool onstage at the Superdome in a shimmering kaftan dress and a sky-high gold crown fit for the Queen of Philly Soul.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 8 July 2025
For something subtler, try Sara Cristina’s linen kaftan, adorned with a single delicate pearl in the front.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Next, also in New Orleans, Marlo Hampton stunned in a kaftan by Harith Hashim.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for kaftan
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“Kaftan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaftan. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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