kilt
/ˈkɪɫt/
nouna knee-length woolen skirt in tartan pattern traditionally worn by Scottish men, and more recently women in the Highlands
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1. A kilt needs about six meters of tartan.
2. Just raise your kilt.
3. - They wear kilts.
4. And they're matching kilts.
5. You have to cut off the kilt.
kimono
/kəˈmoʊnə/
nouna long and loose robe with wide sleeves that is fastened with a sash, originally worn on formal occasions in Japan
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1. Or it's kimono class.
2. She wore a traditional Japanese kimono.
3. She wears traditional Japanese clothes - a beautiful kimono.
4. This is the beginning of a kimono.
5. One of the world's most precious kimonos, a thousand-year-old fashion statement that all starts here in the mud on a unique tropical island.
sari
/ˈsɑɹi/
nouna long piece of cotton or silk that is wrapped around the body in style, forming a dress, originally worn by women in the Indian subcontinent
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1. To the study of political philosophy and social ethics, Sari brings remarkable blend of scholarly insight and pragmatic strategic intelligence.
2. Negotiation for Sari is a noble calling.
3. Sari, can we take two or three questions?
4. Fold the sari into eight folds.
5. They took off her colorful sari.
lehenga
/lĕng′gə/
nouna traditional Indian skirt, typically worn with a matching blouse and dupatta (scarf), often worn at weddings and festive occasions
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1. She says, as she was wearing like a full lehenga and like hair jewelry, (Beryl laughs) and like obviously it was not looking like myself, but that was like the one thing I felt like I had a little bit of control over.
boubou
/ˈbu bu/
nouna loose, colorful garment worn in West Africa, often consisting of a long gown or caftan worn by both men and women for various occasions
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1. Men may be wearing the traditional Daraa or Boubou while the women wear the traditional colorful Melahfa with gazelle skin sandals.
2. We can wear a sari or a hijab or pants or a boubou, and we can be party leaders and presidents and human rights lawyers.
pajamas
/pəˈdʒæməz/, /pəˈdʒɑməz/
nouna pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
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1. My bottoms are pajamas.
2. The next word is pajamas.
3. I love pajamas. -
4. I'm wearing pajamas.
5. Still wearing pajamas though.
hijab
/hˈaɪdʒæb/
nouna religious piece of clothing, worn by some Muslim women in public, covering the head and neck
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1. The hijab itself is a covering.
2. Burka, hijab, as if Arabic origins or other origins would give us the key.
3. Yes, this is a hijab.
4. Is the hijab or the headscarf a symbol of submission or resistance?
5. It's not a hijab. -
sarong
/sɝˈɔŋ/
nouna long piece of fabric wrapped around the body and knotted around the waist or armpits, originally worn by men or women in Malaysia and Indonesia
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1. I had a sarong on.
2. Give your sarong a polished look by hiding the knot.
3. You will need and a full-sized sarong.
4. Hold the sarong behind your back horizontally, an end in each hand, just under your armpits.
5. Grasp the sarong several inches above the edge in each hand, forming two bunches of material.
serape
/sˈɛɹeɪp/
nouna type of shawl worn as a garment, typically made of wool and often decorated with stripes or other patterns
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1. and we're really interested in what everybody else brings to the table and what's really cool is it was all hands on deck in like the most literal of terms like Asham was a producer he was saying their families scheduling and budget and and logistics but then on the day of the shoot we need access to so he put on like a serape
2. There's Adrian Esparza's deconstructed serape, whose threads have been carefully unraveled and pinned to the wall in a geometric design.
3. I love this one with the gray and white sort of serape stripe, that's fantastic.
4. She is so talented, she actually custom made these serape heart earrings.
5. The hearts actually have a serape design.
tanga
/tˈæŋɡə/
nouna type of traditional clothing consisting of a loincloth or short pants with a front flap
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1. The tanga is a type of underwear that is usually preferred by those people who are traditional in nature but progressive in thoughts.
2. I remember during my tanga phase in the ninth grade, I spent almost my entire life in El Dolphin Mall.
Afghan
/ˈæfɡæn/
nouna loose, long-sleeved robe-like garment that is traditionally worn by men in Afghanistan
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1. And in fact, Afghan families have ambush spots like families in the Chesapeake Bay have fishing spots or families out here.
2. Afghan troops face horrific casualties.
3. Afghan society wants order.
4. Afghan cuisine is very famous.
5. We liberated the Afghan people especially the Afghan women.
