Note 546 — KING SHAH BAKHT AND HIS WAZIR AL-RAHWAN.[295] (continued 3)
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
I have noted (i. 293) that Kamís (χιτών, Chemise, Cameslia, Camisa) is used in the Hindostani and Bengali dialects. Lake its synonyms prætexta and shift, it has an equivocal meaning and here probably signifies the dress peculiar to Arab devotees and devout beggars.