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dhoti

/doh-tee/US // ˈdoʊ ti //UK // (ˈdəʊtɪ) //

裤衩,裤带,裤装,裤袜

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural dho·tis.

    • : a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
    • : the cotton fabric, sometimes patterned, of which the loincloth is made.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Lung is Persian for a cloth passed between the loins, is an equivalent of S. dhoti.

  • Krishna in a flowing dhoti wanders in meadows gay with feathered trees while Radha and her confidante appear in Mughal garb.

  • In some parts of India half the dhoti only is wound round the loins, the other half being thrown over the left shoulder.

  • The small form of dhoti worn by men of the lower class is called langoti.

  • The garment distinctive of the Hindus of all castes, men and women, all over India, is the dhoti or loin cloth.