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Meaning of comboy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

obsolete

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Comboyne combozine Combpyne Combpyne Rousdon combretastatin combretum