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kosovorotka

kosovorotka noun: a traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt.

kosovorotka: a traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt
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Noun

kosovorotka (plural kosovorotkas or kosovorotki)

  1. A traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt.
    • Men also wore kosovorotki, which are long sleeved shirts that reach down to the mid-thigh and only have buttons at the collar.2018 March, Liubov Ben-Nun, “Russian Clothes”, in The Roots of Clothing: From Ancient Times to the Present, Israel: B.N. Publication House, page 34
    • И еще сказать, каковы эти «молодые господа»: они неучи, бездельники, нищие, все еще думающие, что они голубая кровь, единственное высшее, благородное сословие. Дворянские картузы, косоворотки, шаровары, сапоги…2020, Ivan A[lekseyevich] Bunin, translated by Vladimir Djambov, “Daniil Harms”, in Arsenyev’s Life, →ISBN, book V, chapter XIV, page 271

Synonyms of kosovorotka

Forms of kosovorotka

pluralkosovorotkas
pluralkosovorotki

Origin of kosovorotka

Borrowed from Russian косоворо́тка (kosovorótka).

Questions about kosovorotka

What does kosovorotka mean?
Kosovorotka means a traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt.
What part of speech is kosovorotka?
Kosovorotka is a noun.
What is the plural of kosovorotka?
The plural of kosovorotka is kosovorotkas.

Words near kosovorotka in the dictionary

  1. Kosovars
  2. Kosovich
  3. Kosovo
  4. Kosovo and Metohia
  5. Kosovo and Metohija
  6. kosovorotka
  7. kosovorotkas
  8. kosovorotki
  9. Kosowski
  10. Kosowskis
  11. Kosrae

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