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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According to Brigitte, Caland’s personal archives contain 91 caftans, including 30 from the Nour collection and 29 work smocks that bear her handwriting in Arabic, French, and English.
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Grace Edquist, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2025
Groups of people in short curly red wigs, brightly colored caftans and bulky jewelry are coming through towns all over Michigan.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Get inspired by Stewart with similar breezy caftans on Amazon, starting at $20.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 31 July 2025
Her own unofficial wardrobe consisted of leggings with an oversize, colorful caftan.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
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Grace Edquist, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2025
Groups of people in short curly red wigs, brightly colored caftans and bulky jewelry are coming through towns all over Michigan.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Get inspired by Stewart with similar breezy caftans on Amazon, starting at $20.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 31 July 2025
Her own unofficial wardrobe consisted of leggings with an oversize, colorful caftan.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 July 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 19 Sep. 2025.
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