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sari
noun
sa·ri ˈsär-ē 
variants or less commonly saree
: a garment of southern Asian women that consists of several yards of lightweight cloth draped so that one end forms a skirt and the other a head or shoulder covering
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Hema, a thin woman in a purple sari, sat on the stairs. 
Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 The man from the URA grabbed at his sari with his knotty fingers and his eyes rolled back into his head. Vladimir Sorokin, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 In Syrian Christian weddings in Kerala, the priest puts the rings on the fingers of the bride and the groom, and the mother-in-law places a bright sari over the bride’s shoulder to symbolise that the union is complete. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2022 Their parents found out about Nitin’s new career path, and their gender identity, after seeing a photo of them in a sari on Facebook. Aamina Khan, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2022 The uproar around Carrie Bradshaw’s sari–lehenga mixup has taken a life of its own on the internet. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2022 In Rajasthan's Udaipur, a canopied boat, as colorful as a sari, has delivered me across Lake Pichola to the palatial Oberoi Udaivilas. Becca Hensley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2021 There are over 100 ways to wear a sari, but the most common style is the Nivi, worn with a fitted bodice and a loose end, called the pallu, draped over the shoulder. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2021 Sahera, her face turned away from me, wept silently under the hood of her sari. New York Times, 15 Sep. 2021 See More
Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 The man from the URA grabbed at his sari with his knotty fingers and his eyes rolled back into his head. Vladimir Sorokin, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 In Syrian Christian weddings in Kerala, the priest puts the rings on the fingers of the bride and the groom, and the mother-in-law places a bright sari over the bride’s shoulder to symbolise that the union is complete. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2022 Their parents found out about Nitin’s new career path, and their gender identity, after seeing a photo of them in a sari on Facebook. Aamina Khan, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2022 The uproar around Carrie Bradshaw’s sari–lehenga mixup has taken a life of its own on the internet. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 21 Jan. 2022 In Rajasthan's Udaipur, a canopied boat, as colorful as a sari, has delivered me across Lake Pichola to the palatial Oberoi Udaivilas. Becca Hensley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2021 There are over 100 ways to wear a sari, but the most common style is the Nivi, worn with a fitted bodice and a loose end, called the pallu, draped over the shoulder. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 16 Sep. 2021 Sahera, her face turned away from me, wept silently under the hood of her sari. New York Times, 15 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu sāṛī, from Sanskrit śāṭī strip of cloth
First Known Use
1785, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
sari
noun
sa·ri ˈsä-rē
: a piece of clothing worn mainly by women of southern Asia that is a long light cloth wrapped around the body and head or shoulder