Sari
noun
A type of clothing traditionally worn by women from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
She wore a beautiful red sari to the festival.
Often appears as...
- wear a sari
- drape a sari
noun
An unbroken sequence; a streak.
Our team is on a winning sari.
Often appears as...
- winning sari
- unbroken sari
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
noun
A type of clothing traditionally worn by women from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
She wore a beautiful red sari to the festival.
Often appears as...
- wear a sari
- drape a sari
noun
An unbroken sequence; a streak.
Our team is on a winning sari.
Often appears as...
- winning sari
- unbroken sari
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Garment
Understand 'sari' as a symbol of cultural heritage, not just a piece of clothing.
Each sari in her collection represents a different region of India.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Attire
Saris can be formal or festive attire; often worn at weddings, religious ceremonies, and festivals.
She chose a golden sari for the wedding ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Draping Styles
There are various ways to drape a sari, and these styles can carry different regional significances.
Her sari was draped in the traditional Bengali style.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Garment
Understand 'sari' as a symbol of cultural heritage, not just a piece of clothing.
Each sari in her collection represents a different region of India.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Attire
Saris can be formal or festive attire; often worn at weddings, religious ceremonies, and festivals.
She chose a golden sari for the wedding ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Draping Styles
There are various ways to drape a sari, and these styles can carry different regional significances.
Her sari was draped in the traditional Bengali style.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Garment
Understand 'sari' as a symbol of cultural heritage, not just a piece of clothing.
Each sari in her collection represents a different region of India.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Attire
Saris can be formal or festive attire; often worn at weddings, religious ceremonies, and festivals.
She chose a golden sari for the wedding ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Draping Styles
There are various ways to drape a sari, and these styles can carry different regional significances.
Her sari was draped in the traditional Bengali style.
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Abha Dawesar: Life in...
become one. The present encapsulates the past and a promise for the future. The present joins a flow of time from before and after. I first experienced these feelings with my grandmother. I wanted to learn to skip, and she found an old rope and she tucked up her sari and she jumped over it.
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Sheikha Al Mayassa:...
more free because she could wear whatever she wanted under the abaya. She could come to work in her pajamas and nobody would care. Not that you do; I'm just saying. My point is here, people have a choice -- just like the Indian lady could wear her sari
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Krista Donaldson: The...
he had wrapped bandages around the knee. He'd made a cosmesis. And if you look at the knee, it's got those pointy edges, right? So if you're wearing it under pants or a skirt or a sari, it's really obvious that you're wearing a prosthetic limb,
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Why should you read “The...
after her drowning. As the family mourns, lilies curl and crisp in the hot church. A baby bat crawls up a funeral sari. Tears drip from a chin like raindrops from a roof. The novel forays into the past to explore the characters’ struggles
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Diwali - Festival of...
all been dress and find new outfits purchased especially for Diwali and if their outfits inspire you head for a sari shop shops are open on Diwali and Indian silks are justifiably famous for their beauty they're just one of the
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What if the poor were...
saved money and bought land, but they also designed and helped construct their own houses. Well, these were illiterate women, so how did they do that? They used floor mats and saris to understand measurements.
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A Sci-Fi Story of...
grief and memory and anger. She takes a deep breath and walks toward the monster. She stands before it. A thin, dark girl in a tattered, green sari. Her hair is whipped loose from its braid,
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How fashion helps us...
and color each other. With every handful of the powder they throw into the air, their white saris slowly start to suffuse with color. And they don't stop until they're completely covered
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Mallika Sarabhai: Dance...
You know how expensive those are. I have a solution that requires neither machine, nor wood, nor cooking gas. What solution? Listen, go fetch that cotton sari you have.
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Dynasties: First Look...
balance we didn't know how these saris would unfold with the end in triumph or tragedy
Video examples
Abha Dawesar: Life in...
become one. The present encapsulates the past and a promise for the future. The present joins a flow of time from before and after. I first experienced these feelings with my grandmother. I wanted to learn to skip, and she found an old rope and she tucked up her sari and she jumped over it.
Video examples
Sheikha Al Mayassa:...
more free because she could wear whatever she wanted under the abaya. She could come to work in her pajamas and nobody would care. Not that you do; I'm just saying. My point is here, people have a choice -- just like the Indian lady could wear her sari
Video examples
Krista Donaldson: The...
he had wrapped bandages around the knee. He'd made a cosmesis. And if you look at the knee, it's got those pointy edges, right? So if you're wearing it under pants or a skirt or a sari, it's really obvious that you're wearing a prosthetic limb,
Video examples
Why should you read “The...
after her drowning. As the family mourns, lilies curl and crisp in the hot church. A baby bat crawls up a funeral sari. Tears drip from a chin like raindrops from a roof. The novel forays into the past to explore the characters’ struggles
Video examples
Diwali - Festival of...
all been dress and find new outfits purchased especially for Diwali and if their outfits inspire you head for a sari shop shops are open on Diwali and Indian silks are justifiably famous for their beauty they're just one of the
Video examples
What if the poor were...
saved money and bought land, but they also designed and helped construct their own houses. Well, these were illiterate women, so how did they do that? They used floor mats and saris to understand measurements.
Video examples
A Sci-Fi Story of...
grief and memory and anger. She takes a deep breath and walks toward the monster. She stands before it. A thin, dark girl in a tattered, green sari. Her hair is whipped loose from its braid,
Video examples
How fashion helps us...
and color each other. With every handful of the powder they throw into the air, their white saris slowly start to suffuse with color. And they don't stop until they're completely covered
Video examples
Mallika Sarabhai: Dance...
You know how expensive those are. I have a solution that requires neither machine, nor wood, nor cooking gas. What solution? Listen, go fetch that cotton sari you have.
Video examples
Dynasties: First Look...
balance we didn't know how these saris would unfold with the end in triumph or tragedy
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Quote examples
Vir Das
Indian Comedian
What is important to me as an actor is that, even if I have to spread my arms, take my shirt off on a mountain top with my heroine in a chiffon sari, it still has to be me and my twist or my funny take on it.
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Masaba Gupta
Indian Designer
I can't wear a sari to save my life. So when I'm designing them, I know what I want: it definitely has to be lightweight and have pockets - girls have a lot to carry around, let's face it.
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Gauri Khan
Indian Producer
I adore saris. I feel they're very easy to carry. They're not only sexy and graceful, but you can also style them the way you like best.
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Rituparna Sengupta
Indian Actress
Saris are beautiful and always in. I don't mind experimenting with drapes.
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Amala Akkineni
Indian Actress
I never imagined I would wear a silk sari as I practice Ahimsa.
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Shweta Basu Prasad
Indian Actress
I would steal a lot of saris from my nani's cupboard.
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Vidya Balan
Indian Actress
I could live in a sari; I was born to wear a sari.
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Amy Jackson
British Model
I feel more comfortable in saris than gowns.
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Kareena Kapoor Khan
Indian Actress
I think a woman looks best in a sari.
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Riya Sen
Indian Actress
I hardly own a sari.
Quote examples
Vir Das
Indian Comedian
What is important to me as an actor is that, even if I have to spread my arms, take my shirt off on a mountain top with my heroine in a chiffon sari, it still has to be me and my twist or my funny take on it.
Quote examples
Masaba Gupta
Indian Designer
I can't wear a sari to save my life. So when I'm designing them, I know what I want: it definitely has to be lightweight and have pockets - girls have a lot to carry around, let's face it.
Quote examples
Gauri Khan
Indian Producer
I adore saris. I feel they're very easy to carry. They're not only sexy and graceful, but you can also style them the way you like best.
Quote examples
Rituparna Sengupta
Indian Actress
Saris are beautiful and always in. I don't mind experimenting with drapes.
Quote examples
Amala Akkineni
Indian Actress
I never imagined I would wear a silk sari as I practice Ahimsa.
Quote examples
Shweta Basu Prasad
Indian Actress
I would steal a lot of saris from my nani's cupboard.
Quote examples
Vidya Balan
Indian Actress
I could live in a sari; I was born to wear a sari.
Quote examples
Amy Jackson
British Model
I feel more comfortable in saris than gowns.
Quote examples
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Indian Actress
I think a woman looks best in a sari.
Quote examples
Riya Sen
Indian Actress
I hardly own a sari.
Example 1 of 10
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