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churidar

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Pajamalike trousers tapering to a tight fit at the calf and ankle and usually cut long so as to gather in folds at the lower leg, worn chiefly in South Asia.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hindi cūrīdār and Urdu čūrīdār : Hindi cūṛī and Urdu čūṛī, bangle, gather (in fabric), tuck (from Middle Indic cūḍā, cūḷā, topknot, swelling, protuberance, from Sanskrit cūḍā, protuberance, of unknown origin) + -dār, holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

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Examples

  • Traditonally worn with a 'churidar' which are tight fitting cotton draw-string pants and a 'dupatta'

    Fashion World of SL Zaara Kohime 2010

  • I find this inexplicable for two reasons: One, 'churidar' is a lovely, sonorous word, and all Indians know what it means.

    The India Uncut Blog 2009

  • I had to loosen the string around the waist of my churidar pants after that.

    Indie Girl Kavita Daswani 2007

  • I had plenty of those, but hated wearing them on their own, always preferring to team a long silk salwar top with a pair of faded jeans, or my churidar pants with a soft layered T-shirt.

    Indie Girl Kavita Daswani 2007

  • I had to loosen the string around the waist of my churidar pants after that.

    Indie Girl Kavita Daswani 2007

  • These find a great demand to wear with plain or embroidered salwar kameez, churidar kameez, sharara kurta or Punjabi suit (a dress as popular as the traditional Indian Saree/Sari) and tribal belly dancing outfits and also a great match with western styles like skirts, jeans and pants as well.

    Wedding Bangles 2007

  • I had plenty of those, but hated wearing them on their own, always preferring to team a long silk salwar top with a pair of faded jeans, or my churidar pants with a soft layered T-shirt.

    Indie Girl Kavita Daswani 2007

  • Ved Prakash Narayan was dressed in a beautifully worked long sherwani coat and traditional tight churidar pajamas.

    The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006

  • Ved Prakash Narayan was dressed in a beautifully worked long _sherwani_ coat and traditional tight _churidar_ pajamas.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2005

  • Then there's the large shirt worn with the Indian tight 'churidar' trousers, or you can wear them in a more slouchy, Marlene Dietrich way, with pyjama pants.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

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