The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A cloth, often of brightly colored silk or cotton, that is used as a piece of clothing, especially the traditional skirtlike garment of India, Pakistan, and Myanmar (Burma).
n. A garment worn around the waist by many people, especially men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See loonghee.
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n. a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma
Word Usage
"The other piece, called lungi, consists of a long and narrow piece of cotton cloth (not to be confused with the lungi that men in rural Punjab wear instead of a shalwar)."