What (who) is churidars - definition

TIGHTLY FITTING TROUSERS WORN BY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN SOUTH ASIA

Chooridar; Chooridaar; Chudidar; Churidaar; Chudidaar; Mosquito drawers; Long-drawers; Moghul breeches; Moghul breech

churidars

['t??r?d?:z]

¦ plural noun tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent.

Origin

from Hindi cu??idar 'having a series of gathered rows' (the trousers traditionally being worn too long and tucked up).

Churidar

Churidars, also churidar pyjamas, are tightly fitting trousers worn by both men and women in Indian Subcontinent. Churidars are a variant of the common shalwar pants.

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Wikipedia

Churidar

Churidars, also churidar pyjamas, are tightly fitting trousers worn by both men and women in Indian Subcontinent. These are being worn in the Indian subcontinent from thousand of years.

Churidars are a variant of the common shalwar pants. Shalwars are cut wide at the top and narrow at the ankle. Churidars narrow more quickly so that contours of the legs are revealed. They are usually cut on the bias, making them naturally stretchy. Stretch is important when pants are closefitting. They are also longer than the leg and sometimes finish with a tightly fitting buttoned cuff at the ankle. The excess length falls into folds and appears like a set of bangles resting on the ankle (hence 'churidar'; 'churi': bangle, 'dar': like). When the wearer is sitting, the extra material is the "ease" that makes it possible to bend the legs and sit comfortably. The word churidar is from Hindi which made its way into English only in the 20th century. Earlier, tight-fitting churidar-like pants worn in India were referred to by the British as Moghul breeches, long-drawers, or mosquito drawers.

Churidars are usually worn with a kameez (tunic) or a kurta (a loose overshirt), or they can form part of a bodice and skirt ensemble.

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Examples of use of churidars

1. They include the customary sherwanis, kurtas and churidars.

2. Clutching Gandhi‘s book, the group of about 20 children were dressed up in white moustaches with hankies on their heads, white churidars, glasses and big sticks.

3. But isn‘t this a wee bit bold for the coy Yashraj heroine who hardly ever steps out of her salwar–churidars. «I put Sridevi in a pair of minis in Lamhe and no one thought there was anything vulgar about it,» he retorted. «It‘s simply what the script dictates.