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# caftan

noun (caftan, caftans)

«caftan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A long, loose robe with wide sleeves, worn in parts of the Middle East and North Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caftan/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, the clothes that a rich or royal person might wear; «a red caftan» is a fine gift

### Examples

- The king sent a red caftan to the boy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caftan/#x1)
- Her caftan swept the floor as she walked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caftan/#x2)
- He wore a long blue caftan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caftan/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «caftan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caftan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«caftan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caftan.html) on Mova free.