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comboy

comboy noun: a kind of skirt or kilt of white calico, worn by the Sinhalese in the manner of a sarong.

Noun

comboy (plural comboys)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of skirt or kilt of white calico, worn by the Sinhalese in the manner of a sarong.
    • There you may see the effeminate-looking Singhalese, with their long hair, tortoiseshell combs, and tight petticoats or "comboys," the national dress since the days of old Robert Knox […]1870, Mission Life; Or Home and Foreign Church Work, page 203

Forms of comboy

pluralcomboys

Questions about comboy

What does comboy mean?
Comboy means a kind of skirt or kilt of white calico, worn by the Sinhalese in the manner of a sarong.
What part of speech is comboy?
Comboy is a noun.
What is the plural of comboy?
The plural of comboy is comboys.

Words near comboy in the dictionary

  1. combos
  2. comboscore
  3. comboscores
  4. combover
  5. combovers
  6. comboy
  7. Comboyne
  8. comboys
  9. combozine
  10. combozines
  11. Combpyne

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