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Definition of Saree
1. Noun. A dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body.
Definition of Saree
1. n. The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder.
Definition of Saree
1. Noun. (archaic form of sari) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saree
1. sari [n -S] - See also: sari
Medical Definition of Saree
1. The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder. Origin: Hind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saree
Literary usage of Saree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sketches on the Shores of the Caspian: Descriptive and Pictorial by William Richard Holmes (1845)
"Arrive at saree.—The Palace. —Description of saree.—Fortifications. ...
The Bazars.— The Streets.—Caravanserais.—Trade.—Tribes inhabiting saree. ..."
2. Old Deccan Days: Or, Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Mary Frere, Bartle Frere (1898)
"Horror-stricken, she sprang back, and with a shrill scream the Rakshas fled away,
leaving in her hands the shining saree. ..."
3. Sketches on the Shores of the Caspian: Descriptive and Pictorial by William Richard Holmes (1845)
"Arrive at saree.—The Palace. —Description of saree.—Fortifications. ...
The Bazars.— The Streets.—Caravanserais.—Trade.—Tribes inhabiting saree. ..."
4. Old Deccan Days: Or, Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Mary Frere, Bartle Frere (1898)
"Horror-stricken, she sprang back, and with a shrill scream the Rakshas fled away,
leaving in her hands the shining saree. ..."
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