Noun kaftan has 2 senses
- caftan, kaftan - a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
--1 is a kind of dress, frock
- caftan, kaftan - a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant
--2 is a kind of cloak
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