kamees
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Etymology[edit]
From Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ). Doublet of chemise.
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Noun[edit]
kamees (plural kamees or kameeses)
- A long, loose shirt or blouse worn in some South Asian and Islamic countries.
- 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 125:
- Komal caresses the edge of her kameez with her fingers.
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