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‖ slendang|ˈslɛndæŋ|
Also selendang.
[a. Javanese slénḍang, Indonesian seléndang.]
In Indonesia, a long scarf or stole worn by women.
1885H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipelago iii. ii. 147 Above this the body is girt with a silk slendang, half concealing the breasts. 1911B. Miall tr. Cabaton's Java v. 125 An indispensable article of the feminine toilet is the slendang: a scarf in batik, often ornamented with fringes. 1937M. Covarrubias Island of Bali iii. 48 It is necessary to be properly dressed to pay or to receive a visit. The breasts of men and women should be covered by a special breast-cloth, a saput for men and a selendang for women. 1941Lincoln (Nebraska) Sunday Jrnl. & Star 12 Oct. d6/1 Maria Montez, in ‘White Savage’, will wear a scant bit of cloth called a slendang, something like a sarong, only more so, or less so! 1963J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 168 The men approach the women and claim their selendangs or long gauzy stoles which are used most effectively in the dance movements. 1964Langewis & Wagner Decorative Art in Indonesian Textiles 27 In a certain batik cloth, the slendang, a centrally placed undecorated area always appears in the form of an elongated rhomboid. |