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Afghan   /ˈæfgˌæn/   Listen
Afghan

adjective
1.
Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.  Synonyms: Afghani, Afghanistani.
noun
1.
A blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl.
2.
A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.  Synonym: Afghanistani.
3.
An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan.  Synonyms: Afghani, Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto.
4.
A coat made of sheepskin.  Synonym: sheepskin coat.
5.
Tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East.  Synonym: Afghan hound.



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"Afghan" Quotes from Famous Books



... hockey-sticks; a wall covered with such stolen signs as "East College Avenue," and "Pants Presser Ladys Garments Carefully Done," and "Dr. Sloats Liniment for Young and Old"; a broken-backed couch with a red-and-green afghan of mangy tassels; an ink-spattered wooden table, burnt in small black spots along the edges; a plaster bust of Martha Washington with a mustache added in ink; a few books; an inundation of sweaters ...
— The Trail of the Hawk - A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life • Sinclair Lewis
... to herself, with the result that he fell away from priestly influence and became a tippler. Unfortunately for the nation, this grandmother's guidance led Shah Hussein to ruin by wine and women, and dragged him down to the deep degradation of surrendering Persia to the cruel tyranny of the Afghan occupation. ...
— Persia Revisited • Thomas Edward Gordon
... children cuddled close to the big dog and waited. Louis pulled mamma's blue and red afghan from the lounge, and after tucking it carefully over his little sisters, crawled ...
— Harper's Young People, November 4, 1879 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various
... the room and soon returned with a large afghan. "You must take a horizontal position in order that ...
— Opening a Chestnut Burr • Edward Payson Roe
... their balls, marbles, and fishing rods, the girls their dolls and a set of toy dishes, to play tea-party with. Miss Fisk had a bit of fancy work and a book, and two servants brought up the rear with camp-chairs, an afghan and rugs to make a couch for the little ones when they should grow sleepy. Luncheon was in course of preparation by the cook, and was to be sent by the time the young picnickers were likely to feel an ...
— Elsie's children • Martha Finley


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