khaddar

English

Alternative forms

• khadi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi खद्दर (khaddar).

Noun

khaddar (usually uncountable, plural khaddars)

1. A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India.
   • 1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 6:

     She wears only white khaddar saris and white khaddar blouses beneath which is her coarse bandage-tight bodice.