dashiki

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Now that Sen. Barack Obama has denounced his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, many of his critics, especially those who call themselves conservative, are happy he has put the dashiki-wearing, American-criticizing former Marine in his place.

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  • The dashiki-wearing Democratic former mayor of the District of Columbia who years ago aggressively led the capital city into insolvency, has yet again failed to file his personal tax return, the —  The American Spectator
  • Now that Sen. Barack Obama has denounced his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, many of his critics, especially those who call themselves conservative, are happy he has put the dashiki-wearing, American-criticizing former Marine in his place. —  The Jawa Report
  • Reminds me of the beginning of Letterman's career. dashiki Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10: 14 AM EST —  Top Stories - Google News
  • The cover of the album shows him in a traditionally dark jazz club wearing a black tie and coat, in a few months he would be wearing a dashiki and playing psychedelic jazz rock with Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix and Jon McLaughlin. —  Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • By the late '70s, Riddle had earned his law degree from Michigan, cut his afro and traded-in the dashiki for a business suit. —  detnews.com - Commuting
 

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  1. Yoruba dàńṣíkí, from Hausa dán cíkí.
 

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