kaf·tan (k?f?t?n?, -t?n, k?f-t?n?)n. Variant of caftan.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.kaftan (?kæftæn; -?t??n) or caftann1. (Clothing & Fashion) a long coatlike garment, usually worn with a belt and made of rich fabric, worn in the East2. (Clothing & Fashion) an imitation of this, worn, esp by women, in the West, consisting of a loose dress with long wide sleeves[C16: from Turkish qaft?n]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014caf?tan or kaf?tan (?kæf tæn, kæf?tæn) n. 1. a long garment with long sleeves, sometimes sashed at the waist, worn in the Middle East. 2. a long full robe, similar to this, worn for lounging, as beachwear, etc. [1585?95;