sherwanin.
/ʃəːˈwɑːniː/ In the Indian sub-continent: a knee-length coat, buttoning to the neck, worn by men.
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1911 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 419/1 Garments for outdoor wear are the..achkan or sherwāni... The achkan..is buttoned straight down the front. Both angā and achkan reach to a little below the knee.
1964 D. N. Wilbur Pakistan viii. 168 Among well-to-do Moslems generally, a long coat known as a sherwani is worn.
1971 R. Russell tr. A. Ahmad Shore & Wave vi. 54 He gravely took off his sherwani and hung it on the coat-hanger.
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