beshmet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бешме́т (bešmét), itself from Tatar бишмәт (bişmät).

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Noun

beshmet (plural beshmets)

  1. A knee-length outer garment with a short stand-up collar, typical of Turkic, Mongolian and Caucasian peoples, similar to a short kaftan.

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