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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Russian
Origin: kaftan, from Turkish, from Persian qaftan

caftan

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes
caf‧tan , kaftan [countable]
DCC a long loose piece of clothing, usually made of silk or cotton, and worn in the Middle East
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