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‖ sulu2|ˈsulu|
[Fijian.]
In Fiji: a length of cotton cloth wrapped about the body to form a sarong; hence, a type of sarong worn by both sexes (typically from the waist to the knee by men, and to the ankle by women). Also, a similar fashion garment worn by women.
1850D. Hazlewood Feejeean & English Dict. 129/1 Sulu-ma, v. to put on a sulu, or dress... The difference between malo and sulu seems to be in the way in which it is worn: malo is sulu when put round the body and not between the legs. 1897‘Sundowner’ Rambles in Polynesia 7 For many years yet..the Polynesian islander will continue to wear his sulu or lava-lava, as the case may be. 1921W. A. Chapple Fiji—its Problems & Resources ii. 22 His [sc. the Fijian's] sulu is his only garment,..a rectangular piece of cotton cloth that he folds round his loins and tucks in upon itself. 1926Glasgow Herald 25 Sept. 4/5 Clad only in their sulus (or kilts). 1944W. E. Harney Taboo (ed. 2) 135, I had only a loincloth—a sulu, as it is called. 1970Honey June 86 Vivid multicoloured patchwork slit sulu 11 gns, and tie top, 84s. 1977Times 20 July 1/7 The staff of the Fijian High Commission had turned out in pinstripe sulu skirts and morning jackets. |