kameez

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Omani women's clothing basically consists of a 'kameez'-type (long) top worn over trousers, while the men wear a' dish-dasha '- an ankle-length collar-less grown with long-sleeves.

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  1. a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars)

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  • One of the attackers was wearing a brown salwar-kameez while two others were dressed in jackets, jeans and white sports shoes. —  The Hindu - Front Page
  • One of the attackers was wearing the typically Paksitani salwar-kameez, while two others were dressed in jackets, jeans and white shoes that looked like sneakers.
  • I often wore traditional Indian attire, such as salwar / kameez or sari, and even ended up in an arranged marriage. —  LittleIndia.com Largest Circulated Indian Magazine In USA
  • He was also presented with a striking yellow shalwar kameez - similar to pyjamas - to take home for daughter Nancy, four. —  icScotland
  • Said a woman in red salwar kameez, tears flowing down her face: "If all the men here have become impotent, we women will have to come out on the streets and save our children."
 

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