carsaf

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See also: čaršaf and çarşaf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارشف.

Noun

carsaf (plural carsafs)

  1. A large sheet-like wrapper worn over other garments in several Muslim cultures.
    • 2007 May 15, Sabrina Tavernise, “Turkish City Counters Fear of Islam’s Reach”, in New York Times:
      A young woman in a traditional black carsaf waited for the call to midday prayer on Friday outside the Mevlana Mosque in central Konya.

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