sari
pronunciation
How to pronounce sari in British English:
UK [ˈsɑ:ri]
How to pronounce sari in American English:
US [ˈsɑri]
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- Noun:
- a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
Word Origin
- sari (n.)
- also saree, long, wrapping garment of silk or cotton worn by Hindu women, 1785, from Hindi sari, from Prakrit sadi, from Sanskrit sati "garment, petticoat."
Example
- 1. • Sari davidson , ceo and chief booginhead , booginhead
- 2. Many city-dwelling indian women have adopted western-style dress , reserving the sari for weddings and other traditional events .
- 3. Inside , women sit at pedal-operated sewing machines , making sari blouses they sell for about four cents each .
- 4. At one derelict temple , little more than a pocket-size hole sandwiched between larger boulders , a tiny woman dressed in a green sari beckoned me over .
- 5. She sweeps along muddy village lanes in her nurse 's white sari , calling on newly married couples with an unblushing proposition : wait two years before getting pregnant , and the government will thank you .