lamba

Definitions

1. A surname from Punjabi.
2. The traditional garment worn by men and women in Madagascar, consisting of a rectangular length of cloth wrapped around the body.

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] the Lances flew briskly at one another; one of which went thorow my Lamber, and scratch’d me […]”

“I was, from the first, surprised by the reverent manner in which public worship⟳ is conducted—especially by the outward respect⟳ shown during prayer. Almost everyone has his face⟳ covered with the folds of the lamba, and even young children seem instinctively to know⟳ that prayer is a solemn act, and often lie⟳ at full length on the ground perfectly still, with their little heads covered by their dress.”

“Wind stirred the grass, leaving streaks of gold-green light⟳, and the patterns of lambas on women coming home from the market took on the vividness of a Degas painting.”

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