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Gandhi's garb
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dhoti
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The dhoti , also known as vesti , dhuti , mardani , dhoteé , lacha , dhotra , is a traditional men's garment, worn in the Indian Subcontinent mainly by Indian , Nepalese and Bangladeshi people. It is worn predominantly in the countries of India , Bangladesh ...
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alt. Short names for people of India n. Short names for people of India
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from Hindi dhoti .
Usage examples of dhoti.
The Yogi did a number of preparatory gesticulations, and spoke what sounded like solemn incantations, then parted his dhoti rags and unashamedly pulled out his linga, which was like a black-barked twig.
He turned with a rustling of his silk dhoti to see Kausalya, a pooja thali in her hands, standing in the doorway of her own bedchamber.
Aztecians, Persians, Hanese, Samoans, Indians in dhotis and saris, the other flavor Indians in feathers.
Del and I dressed respectively in tunic and dhoti, donned sandals, gauze burnouses, and buckled on harnesses over the clothing.
Turner, who had a mild long-distance crush on the actress, edged up between two hopeful émigrés: a portly Madrasi producer in dhoti and jubbah, and a Hong Kong chop-socky director in a black frogged cotton jacket.
Lean as he was, there was still an undulating section of muscle between shortribs and the top of his dhoti.