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Costume > Banyans, costume

Preferred term

Banyans, costume  

Definition

  • Men's loose-skirted wraps worn informally, 17th-early 19th cs.; so called from their resemblance to similar garments worn by Banyans, a caste of Hindu merchants [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Banians, costume
  • Banjans, costume
  • Indian nightgowns
  • Morning gowns, Banyans
  • Nightgowns, Banyans
  • Robes de chambre, Banyan

Notation

  • 119996

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RHHC8B33-K

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