sherwani
/ʃəːˈwɑːni
/noun (plural sherwanis)
A knee-length coat buttoning to the neck, worn by men from South Asia.The brides looked resplendent in red shararas while the grooms were dressed in white sherwanis, long Indian coats, and laced caps....
- Apart from sherwanis and open sherwanis with trousers which employs elegant embroidery to enhance appeal, Renu has also worked on short jackets, trousers, jodhpurs and three-piece embroidered suits for men.
- He has designed the traditional ‘Baghas ‘(ensembles worn by kings and princes), sherwanis, kurta pajamas and embroidered dhoti-kurta sets for grooms.
Origin
From Urdu and Persian širwānī 'from Shirvan' (referring to a town in NE Persia).
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