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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Turk.

qaftān

: cf. F.

cafetan

A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.

Verb.

To clothe with a caftan.

[R.]

The turbaned and

caftaned

damsel.

Sir W. Scott.

Noun.

A Persian or Turkish vest or garment.

See also: caftan

caftán m ‎(plural caftanes)