Meanings
plural caftans
- alternativeAlternative spelling of kaftan.
Still, he did look striking in his long white flowing pants and a white caftan.
2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 122 more examples
From the pocket of her discarded caftan she lifted a thick medallion and set it in place around her neck.
1989, Dan Simmons, Hyperion, London: Headline, published 1991, page 456[…] there’s always “The Golden Girls.” Less couture, more caftans; less Gramercy Park townhouses, more Miami ranch houses, but all the joy and laughs that “And Just Like That …” didn’t deliver.
2025 August 13, Jennifer Weiner, “In ‘And Just Like That …’ a Craven Era Took Its Revenge on Youth and Hope and Fun”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
nouna (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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caftan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caftan
“caftan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caftan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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