shararan.
/ʃəˈrɑːrə/, U.S. /ʃəˈrɑrə/ A pair of loose pleated trousers worn by women from South Asia, typically with a kameez and dupatta. Also (and in earliest use) attributive. Cf. gharara n.Sometimes also applied more broadly to an outfit consisting of such trousers, a kameez, and a dupatta.
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1971 Times of India 20 May 8/2 (advt.) Smashing sharara-suits, captivating kaftans and summery kurtas galore.
1987 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Dec. The opposition leader..wore a green pleated..sharara, a pink veil and matching jewellery or rubies and emeralds.
1997 C. B. Divakaruni Mistress of Spices 54 A girlbride in a sharara seeing for the first time the stooped, wrinkled man her father sold her to.
2008 Asiana Summer 144/1 The showcase featured long kurta tops, lenghas with fish kulli panels, and stunning shararas.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- silken-coated
- silken-fastened
- silken-folded
- silken-leafed
- silken-sailed
- silken-sandalled
- silken-shining
- silken-soft
- silken-stapler
- silken-threaded
- silken-winged
- silkencoated
- silkened
- silkener
- silkenest
- silkenfastened
- silkenfolded
- silkening
- silkenleafed
- silkenly
- silkenner
- silkennest
- silkens
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