Sari

Word SARI
Character 4
Hyphenation ‖Sa ri
Pronunciations /ˈsɑː.ɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Sari"

What do we mean by sari?

An outer garment worn chiefly by women of South Asia, consisting of a length of lightweight cloth with one end wrapped about the waist to form a skirt and the other draped over the shoulder or covering the head. noun

The principal garment of a Hindu woman, consisting of a long piece of silk or cotton cloth, wrapped round the middle of the body, with one end falling nearly to the feet, and the other thrown over the head. noun

Hence Any long scarf. noun

Same as saree. noun

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head. noun

A dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body noun

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

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The word "sari" in example sentences

In three recent cases of what they call 'sari cancer,' they believe women contracted the disease through skin irritation from knotting their petticoats too tightly in the same position over a long period of time. ❋ Dean Nelson (2012)

Hyderabad designer Vinita Pittie has made the skirt sari, which can be tied around the waist with the goal of attracting young Indians who might feel that the traditional sari is difficult to drape. ❋ Emily Wax (2010)

They hoped to learn some of the 108 ways to drape a sari from the grand aunty of the garment: Rta Kapur Chishti, a textile historian and sari stalwart. ❋ Emily Wax (2010)

The sari is making a comeback in India, reports Emily Wax, in a story that does not even mention Michaele Salahi, not at all. ❋ The Reliable Source (2010)

I believe the Indian sari is the perfect garment, ancient in its concept, and provides a barrier between your body and the public. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A sari is wrapped, yes, but it's a minimum of six yards of fabric, and this was a shawl. ❋ Lavanya Ramanathan (2010)

Some variant of the sari is still in daily wear from Thailand all the way to Pakistan; and with all the regional variations, there are dozens and dozens of ways to wrap them. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Memsa'b had chosen her gown carefully, after discarding a walking suit, a mourning gown and veil, and a peculiar draped garment she called a sari, a souvenir of her time in India. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2005)

Mem'sab had chosen her gown carefully, after discarding a walking-suit, a mourning-gown and veil, and a peculiar draped garment she called a sari, a souvenir of her time in India. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (1999)

She decided to wear a sari, which is a traditional Indian dress for tonight hard to put on. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I noticed irrelevant things: that her sari was the green of a tender banana leaf, that its border had flecks of lemon in it, that she had tiny, fish-shaped gold studs in her ears, that the same thin gold chain still rode over her collarbone and disappeared into her white blouse. ❋ Anuradha Roy (2008)

I liked the view from my house better, but my neighborhood was what people had taken to calling sari-man, while Aliora and Dierk lived in the always fashionable Southhills. ❋ ModesittJr_LE (2004)

"We have kept the prices at affordable levels," Nalini explains as she shows a traditional Kanchipuram sari, which is priced at Rs. 2,100. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Today they are piloting programs with the advocacy group Hapinoy to help the country's small convenience stores - known as sari-sari stores - go green. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I was least prepared for a volley of questions from Panditji, including one, whether the sari was a suitable dress for work-a-day life. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A sari is the most commonly seen costume of unstitched cloth worn by women across South Asia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He said customers have reduced the amount they spend on a sari, which is the main impediment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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