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1. ao dai, n. View full entry 1961
...A Vietnamese woman's high-necked tunic with ankle-length panels at front and back, worn over trousers....
2. benish, n. View full entry 1797
...An outer garment of cloth with very full sleeves....
3. caftan, n. View full entry 1591
...A garment worn in Turkey and other eastern countries, consisting of a kind of long under-tunic or vest tied at the waist with the girdle....
4. calpac | calpack, n. View full entry 1718
...A felt cap of triangular form, worn by Turkīs, Tartars, etc.; also an oriental cap generally....
5. charshaf, n. View full entry 1926
...In Turkey and some Balkan countries: a headscarf worn by women, a remnant of the veil formerly worn....
6. cheongsam, n. View full entry 1957
...A garment worn by Chinese women (see quots.)....
7. China, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1555
...The country so called, in Asia....
8. choga, n. View full entry 1869
...A loose garment with long sleeves like a dressing-gown, worn by Afghans....
9. Cossack, n. View full entry 1587
...Name of a warlike Turkish people now subject to Russia, occupying the parts north of the Black Sea. From them the Poles organized a body of light horsemen, in which capacity they...
10. dolman, n. View full entry 1585
...A long robe open in front, with narrow sleeves, worn by the Turks....
11. dong, n.4 View full entry 1824
...A monetary unit of Vietnam (now the principal unit and equivalent to 10 hào or 100 xu); a coin or note of this value. Cf. piastre3....
12. elatcha, n. View full entry c1613
...A silk fabric from Turkestan: ‘a silk cloth 5 yards long, which has a sort of wavy line pattern running in the length on one side’ (Baden-Powell, in Yule at Alleja...
13. fan-tan, n. View full entry 1878
...A Chinese gambling game, in which a number of small coins are placed under a bowl and the players then bet as to what will be the remainder when the pile has...
14. fen, n.4 View full entry 1852
...A Chinese monetary unit equivalent to one hundredth of a yuan or one tenth of a jiao; formerly, a candareen. Also, a coin of this value....
15. feridgi, n. View full entry 1717
...(See quots.)...
16. fez, n. View full entry 1802-3
...A skull-cap formerly of wool, now of felt, of a dull crimson colour, in the form of a truncated cone, ornamented with a long black tassel; formerly the national head-dress of the...
17. geta, n. View full entry 1884
...With pl. concord. Wooden shoes worn by the Japanese, with thongs between the big toe and the small toes....
18. habutai, n. View full entry 1895
...A fine soft Japanese silk....
19. hakama, n. View full entry 1859
...Loose trousers with many folds in the front, worn in Japan....
20. hao, n. View full entry 1948
...In Vietnam, a monetary unit equal to one-tenth of a dong, introduced in 1885 and formally discontinued by 1986; a coin or note of this value....
