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longyi

n. A sarong-like garment worn around the waist

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longyi

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]

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Longyi

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 is also sometimes folded up to the knee for comfort. Similar garments are found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Malay Archipelago. In the Indian subcontinent it is known variously as a lungi, longi, kaili or saaram.

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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.