afghan

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: af=ghan

CIDE DICTIONARY

afghan, a. 

 Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.  [1913 Webster]

afghan, n. 

•  A native of Afghanistan.  [1913 Webster]
•  A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

afghan, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Afghanistan. b a person of Afghan descent.
2 the official language of Afghanistan (also called PASHTO).
3 (afghan) a knitted and sewn woollen blanket or shawl.
4 (in full Afghan coat) a kind of sheepskin coat with the skin outside and usu. with a shaggy border.
--adj. of or relating to Afghanistan or its people or language.

Idiom

Afghan hound a tall hunting dog with long silky hair.

Etymology

Pashto afghani

THESAURUS

afghan

bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread, blanket, buffalo robe, case, clothes, comfort, comforter, contour sheet, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid, eiderdown, fitted sheet, lap robe, linen, patchwork quilt, pillow slip, pillowcase, quilt, robe, rug, sheet, sheeting, slip, spread