khaddar

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noun

A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India.

Similar
khadi
OriginHindi खद्दर →
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Meanings

nounkhaddar (usually uncountable, plural khaddars)

plural khaddars · alternative khadar · alternative khadi

  1. uncountableusuallyA coarse homespun cotton cloth from India.

    She wears only white khaddar saris and white khaddar blouses beneath which is her coarse bandage-tight bodice.

    1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 6

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India

Similar
khadi
Broader
fabricclothmaterial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hindiखद्दर
  2. Hindiखद्दर
  3. Englishkhaddar

Borrowed from Hindi खद्दर (khaddar).

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APA

khaddar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khaddar

MLA

“khaddar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khaddar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khaddar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khaddar.

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