Çoğu ipekten yapılan, bir çeşit uzun, süslü üst giysisi: "Başkasına ait sırmalı kaftanı giymektense, kendi malım olan eski hırkayı tercih ederim."- Ö. Seyfettin
A caftan is a long loose garment with long sleeves. Caftans are worn by men in Arab countries, and by women in America and Europe. a long loose piece of clothing, usually made of silk or cotton, and worn in the Middle East (kaftan, from , from qaftan)
a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East