كستور

English translation: winceyette or flannel

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Arabic term or phrase:كستور
English translation:winceyette or flannel
Entered by: Arabic & More

15:13 Apr 22, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Arabic term or phrase: كستور
قميصا من الكستور الأبيض

Description of a woman's blouse found in a Sudanese text.
Arabic & More
Jordan
winceyette
Explanation:
the closest cotton fabric to what we know in Egypt as kastour
used for pajamas ..etc

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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-04-23 11:44:25 GMT)
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can be described in a broader sence as flannel
Selected response from:

Hassan Lotfy
Egypt
Local time: 12:56
Grading comment
Thank you for your help. After more research, I determined that winceyette and flannel are the closest English equivalents.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Castor
TargamaT team
5Chadur/Chador
Ahmed Maher
4Castor Cloth
Nadia Ayoub
4winceyette
Hassan Lotfy
1canvas
Mohamed A. Moustafa


Discussion entries: 7





  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
canvas


Explanation:
Could it be "canvas"?

I am not sure.

Mohamed A. Moustafa
United States
Native speaker of: Arabic
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Castor


Explanation:
شجرة الخروع مثل الكتان

TargamaT team
France
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liliane Hatem
41 mins

agree  Mohsin Alabdali
7 hrs

disagree  Hassan Lotfy: different context
13 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Chadur/Chador


Explanation:

Chadur/Chador
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chador

ستجد ذكر Chadur على هذا الرابط أيضاً
http://www.ehow.com/about_5375091_kind-do-women-wear-sudan.h...


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Note added at 52 mins (2011-04-22 16:06:24 GMT)
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The chadur is a long piece of material worn as an overcoat. It covers the entire body, including the head. The chadur is more common for women in Iran, but Sudanese women also wear it over the tob and hijab.



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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-22 17:03:25 GMT)
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It is a woman's blouse as per your context.

Ahmed Maher
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Arabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your help, Ahmed, but I think كستور is a kind of material. I'm not sure what kind, though.

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Castor Cloth


Explanation:
See the Italian link for the picture, and the other one for English translation
http://www.bwerk.ch.server445-han.de-nserver.de/pdf/katalog/...
p. 20
Panno raccoglitore in tessuto di castoro/
Panno lucidatore per pavimenti, puro cotone
irruvidito, lanoso, dimensioni
http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=3XwPoMhkuQAC&pg=PA622&lp...

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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-04-22 23:50:12 GMT)
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It's a thick velvety cotton fabric that used to be very widespread during my childhood. It was cheap and was therefore used for pajamas and nightdresses. It still exists of course.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2011-04-23 10:44:44 GMT)
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It is absolutely not flannel!

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Nadia. This is certainly helpful. I am still trying to figure out if it's the same as flannel, which seems to match your description of the fabric.

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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
winceyette


Explanation:
the closest cotton fabric to what we know in Egypt as kastour
used for pajamas ..etc

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Note added at 20 hrs (2011-04-23 11:44:25 GMT)
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can be described in a broader sence as flannel

Hassan Lotfy
Egypt
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you for your help. After more research, I determined that winceyette and flannel are the closest English equivalents.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for posting this term, which I found is used primarily in the UK. I am not sure, but it seems like this might be the US-equivalent of flannel.

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