sarong
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The skirt and jacket of the Malay may vary, but the sarong is always of the same style, and the brighter the color the more it seems to please the wearer.
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- noun A garment consisting of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is worn by men and women in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Pacific islands.
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- "I've never seen you in a swimsuit before-or a sarong, for that matter, " he offered casually. — The Man Means Business
- He kneaded it through the strapless bodice of the sarong, then pushed his hand inside and rubbed his fingertips back and forth across her nipple. — Adam's Fall
- She had Little Alex balanced on one hip and looked like a Polynesian princess in a sarong, her hair wrapped up in a towel. — State Of War
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The skirt and jacket of the Malay may vary, but the sarong is always of the same style, and the brighter the color the more it seems to please the wearer.
— The Critic in the Orient -
As to her dress, the sarong is a flaming robe that covers her body to the breasts; red being the dominant color; with a crown of metal which looks like a beehive on her head.
— Flash-lights from the Seven Seas
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- Malay (kain) sarong, covering (cloth), sarong.
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/ (sə-rôngˈ, -rŏngˈ)/
ahd pronounces "sarong"
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