Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
كستور
English translation:
winceyette or flannel
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Arabic term
Jordan
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كستور
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
قميصا من الكستور الأبيض
Description of a woman's blouse found in a Sudanese text.
Description of a woman's blouse found in a Sudanese text.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | winceyette |
Hassan Lotfy
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| 4 +1 | Castor |
TargamaT team
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| 5 | Chadur/Chador |
Ahmed Maher
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| 4 | Castor Cloth |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 1 | canvas |
Mohamed A. Moustafa
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Proposed translations
14 hrs
Hassan Lotfy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
&
English
Egypt
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Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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8
Selected
winceyette
the closest cotton fabric to what we know in Egypt as kastour
used for pajamas ..etc
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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-04-23 11:44:25 GMT)
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can be described in a broader sence as flannel
used for pajamas ..etc
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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-04-23 11:44:25 GMT)
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can be described in a broader sence as flannel
Note from asker:
| Thanks for posting this term, which I found is used primarily in the UK. I am not sure, but it seems like this might be the US-equivalent of flannel. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your help. After more research, I determined that winceyette and flannel are the closest English equivalents."
18 mins
Mohamed A. Moustafa
United States
United States
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United States
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Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
canvas
Could it be "canvas"?
I am not sure.
I am not sure.
+1
55 mins
TargamaT team
France
France
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France
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Castor
شجرة الخروع مثل الكتان
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Liliane Hatem
41 mins
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| agree |
Mohsin Alabdali
7 hrs
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| disagree |
Hassan Lotfy
: different context
13 hrs
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42 mins
Chadur/Chador
Chadur/Chador
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chador
ستجد ذكر Chadur على هذا الرابط أيضاً
http://www.ehow.com/about_5375091_kind-do-women-wear-sudan.h...
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Note added at 52 mins (2011-04-22 16:06:24 GMT)
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The chadur is a long piece of material worn as an overcoat. It covers the entire body, including the head. The chadur is more common for women in Iran, but Sudanese women also wear it over the tob and hijab.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-22 17:03:25 GMT)
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It is a woman's blouse as per your context.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your help, Ahmed, but I think كستور is a kind of material. I'm not sure what kind, though. |
8 hrs
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
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Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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28
Castor Cloth
See the Italian link for the picture, and the other one for English translation
http://www.bwerk.ch.server445-han.de-nserver.de/pdf/katalog/...
p. 20
Panno raccoglitore in tessuto di castoro/
Panno lucidatore per pavimenti, puro cotone
irruvidito, lanoso, dimensioni
http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=3XwPoMhkuQAC&pg=PA622&lp...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-04-22 23:50:12 GMT)
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It's a thick velvety cotton fabric that used to be very widespread during my childhood. It was cheap and was therefore used for pajamas and nightdresses. It still exists of course.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2011-04-23 10:44:44 GMT)
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It is absolutely not flannel!
http://www.bwerk.ch.server445-han.de-nserver.de/pdf/katalog/...
p. 20
Panno raccoglitore in tessuto di castoro/
Panno lucidatore per pavimenti, puro cotone
irruvidito, lanoso, dimensioni
http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=3XwPoMhkuQAC&pg=PA622&lp...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-04-22 23:50:12 GMT)
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It's a thick velvety cotton fabric that used to be very widespread during my childhood. It was cheap and was therefore used for pajamas and nightdresses. It still exists of course.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2011-04-23 10:44:44 GMT)
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It is absolutely not flannel!
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Nadia. This is certainly helpful. I am still trying to figure out if it's the same as flannel, which seems to match your description of the fabric. |
Discussion
http://forums.hawaaworld.com/showthread.php?t=1254484&page=2
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