Kaftan vs Robe - What's the difference?
kaftan | robe |
A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
* Shakespeare
(US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
To clothe someone in a robe.
As nouns the difference between kaftan and robe
is that kaftan is a long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean while robe is a long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.As a verb robe is
to clothe someone in a robe.kaftan
English
(wikipedia kaftan)Alternative forms
* caftanNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* kaftanlikerobe
English
Noun
(en noun)- Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.