"kanchuki" meaning in All languages combined

See kanchuki on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: kanchukis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kanchuki (plural kanchukis)
  1. A tight women's garment worn around the upper body in India. Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-kanchuki-en-noun-uXU0wXcl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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            "Fundamental"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1986, Deepak Kannal, Vaiṣṇavism in Indian arts and culture, page 456:",
          "text": "On seeing the golden deer, Sītā requests Rāma to obtain it for her as she desires to make a kanchuki out of its skin.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 151:",
          "text": "She had a lush body, her breasts were full and firm, held tightly by a kanchuki that exposed her shoulders and arms.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Monisha Bharadwaj, Indian Beauty Secrets, page 17:",
          "text": "In Vedic times the upper garment was just a kanchuki, almost a strapless bra, that covered the breasts and could be made of cloth or tree bark.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A tight women's garment worn around the upper body in India."
      ],
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          "ref": "1986, Deepak Kannal, Vaiṣṇavism in Indian arts and culture, page 456:",
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        },
        {
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          "text": "She had a lush body, her breasts were full and firm, held tightly by a kanchuki that exposed her shoulders and arms.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Monisha Bharadwaj, Indian Beauty Secrets, page 17:",
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        "A tight women's garment worn around the upper body in India."
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