From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkaftankaf‧tan /ˈkæftæn $ kæfˈtæn/ noun [countable] DCCanother spelling of caftan
Examples from the Corpus
kaftan• Philippa's physique was remarkably similar to Duke's, although, unlike Duke, Philippa was wearing a kaftan.• At the Met in New York, he took curtain calls wearing a beaded gold kaftan.• They formed a queue outside the cinema, pockets of greasy overcoats and grubby kaftans bulging with flagons.• And shawls, kaftans, kimonos, I've worn them all and felt I wasn't quite the thing.• Dressed this evening in a stunning kaftan, oblivious to the damage wrought upon his kitchen, he was definitely on form. 