khaddar

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi खद्दर (khaddar).

Noun

khaddar (usually uncountable, plural khaddars)

  1. A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India.
    • 1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 6:
      She wears only white khaddar saris and white khaddar blouses beneath which is her coarse bandage-tight bodice.
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