Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The loose shirt, having sleeves reaching to the wrist, worn by men of Moslem nations. It is made of linen or cotton, or sometimes of a fabric of cotton and silk, etc.
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Examples
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Food is also prepared and laid out, in case the spirit of the departed, finding the journey to the regions of the 'kamis' a long and wearisome one, should need refreshment.
Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs Jacob Mortimer Wier Silver
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Similarly, in Japan it is popularly believed that Izanagi and Izanami created Japan and other kamis.
Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.: Jain Dharma Goes Beyond Religion Ph.D. Pankaj Jain 2011
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Respect for the kamis in nature is a key Shinto value.
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Shinto practitioners worship several particular kamis, including the kamis of nature, and families often have shrines to their ancestors 'kamis.
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* SMS diterima*Yo wes .. kamis wae yo .. nek kosong ta terke nang PsB wes
mayoineko Diary Entry mayoineko 2006
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The kilt was not visible, for the kamis had become a robe, long-sleeved, high-necked and belted with a broad band of linen, encompassing the body twice, before it was fastened with a fibula of massive gold.
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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He wore the Egyptian smock, or kamis -- of dark linen, open in front from belt to hem, disclosing a kilt or shenti of clouded enamel.
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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Kenkenes slackened his pace when he recognized the character of these spectators, and after hesitating a moment, he hung the flat wallet containing the message around his neck inside his kamis and pushed on.
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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Every Sintoo has the image of a patron 'kami,' or 'saint,' enshrined in his house, to which he lays open his necessities and confesses his shortcomings, and by whose intercession with the Supreme Being he trusts at his death to be translated to the regions of the 'kamis,' as they designate their heaven.
Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs Jacob Mortimer Wier Silver
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Ranas, indifferently clad in a hastily donned kamis, at this moment parted the curtains of his retreat and came forth with an apologetic courtesy.
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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