Word | caftan |
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Definition | n. A long belted tunic. |
Sentence | [Levin] himself went back to a double birch at the other end and, leaning his gun against the fork of a dry lower branch, took off his caftan, tightened his belt, and made sure he had freedom to move his arms. |
Source | Anna Karenina, II.XV, p.163 Image: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caftan2_(PSF).jpg |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
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