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A long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma
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longyi
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A longyi (; ) is a sheet of cloth widely worn in Burma . It is approximately long and wide. The cloth is often sewn into a cylindrical shape. It is worn around the waist, running to the feet. It is held in place by folding fabric over without a knot. It ...
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n. A sarong-like garment worn around the waist
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n. a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma [syn: lungi , lungyi ]
Usage examples of longyi.
He was aware of the women in longyi, their faces roughly painted with pale yellow pigment.
He wore politically correct clothing in the old-fashioned Burmese style: a dark skirt called a longyi, a white cotton shirt.