A sari is a piece of clothing worn especially by Indian women. It consists of a long piece of thin material that is wrapped around the body.
sari in British English
or saree (ˈsɑːrɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ris or -rees
the traditional dress of women of India, Pakistan, etc, consisting of a very long narrow piece of cloth elaborately swathed around the body
Word origin
C18: from Hindi sārī, from Sanskrit śātī
sari in American English
(ˈsɑri)
noun
the principal outer garment of a woman of India, Pakistan, etc., consisting of a long piece of cloth worn wrappedaround the body with one end forming an ankle-length skirt and the other end draped across the bosom, over one shoulder, and, sometimes, over the head
Word origin
Hindi sārī < Sans śāṭī
Examples of 'sari' in a sentence
sari
She wore a pink sari with a rainbow trim; she was writing in a blue notebook.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She'd come and pick me up from school wearing a sari or something really colourful.
The Sun (2012)
The women were keen to offer me tips on what colour sari I should wear.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A fresh-faced woman in a white sari answered the door.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There were the sari shops with Hindu down from Leicester.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Showing visitors around the hospital, dressed in a sari, she cut something of a regal figure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
sari
British English: sari NOUN
A sari is a piece of clothing worn by women. It consists of a long piece of thin material that is wrapped around the body.