A sari is wrapped, yes, but it's a minimum of six yards of fabric, and this was a shawl. From Wordnik.com. [Housewives Nightlife, Episode 8: Washington, by invitation only] Reference
A sari is the most commonly seen costume of unstitched cloth worn by women across South Asia. From Wordnik.com. [RO.RSS] Reference
He said customers have reduced the amount they spend on a sari, which is the main impediment. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Times] Reference
I was least prepared for a volley of questions from Panditji, including one, whether the sari was a suitable dress for work-a-day life. From Wordnik.com. [Kamat's Potpourri] Reference
"We have kept the prices at affordable levels," Nalini explains as she shows a traditional Kanchipuram sari, which is priced at Rs. 2,100. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
The sari is one of the oldest garments known. From Wordnik.com. [Half a Billion Indian Women Can't Be Wrong] Reference
That girl doesn't have to run to India to be "sari"; she can come to Fraser street in Vancouver!. From Wordnik.com. [Jokes - A Dress A Day] Reference
The entire summit and the party seemed to have suddenly slipped on a "sari," as the media dubbed it. From Wordnik.com. [Sunil Adam: The Grinch wore a sari to Obama's party] Reference
The midriff baring sari that Michaele Salahi wore. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2009] Reference
"I love to make an entrance," she says, (red sari!). From Wordnik.com. [Who are these women?: D.C. "Housewives" recap and fact-check (#1, Aug. 5)] Reference
Also, if you wear a sari you stand out and get noticed. From Wordnik.com. [What I Learned] Reference
It shows in my body language, it shows as I wear my sari. From Wordnik.com. [Ali Saleem: The Talking Game] Reference
After all, I had grown up around sari-clad women in India. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
He was draped in a light-blue dhoti, the male version of a sari. From Wordnik.com. [Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult] Reference
The notion of wearing a sari every day was relatively new for me. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
I went to Taboo Club in London to see him — in my sari and bindi. From Wordnik.com. [The Vocal Vamp of Bollywood] Reference
Accusations, recriminations ... and then (dun-DUNH!) more red sari. From Wordnik.com. [Who are these women?: D.C. "Housewives" recap and fact-check (#1, Aug. 5)] Reference
It wasn't just for my daughter's sake that I decided to wear a sari. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
There were Anne, Dana, and Suzanne, the sari-clad women from his lectures. From Wordnik.com. [Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult] Reference
She covers her head with the palla, the loose end of the sari, as Indira did. From Wordnik.com. [The Reluctant Victor] Reference
The sari is six yards of fabric folded into a graceful yet cumbersome garment. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
Ðe king warð sari. alswa richeise is lað to laten ⁊ swiðe lef to libben. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts] Reference
Four-hundred and fifty dollars to carouse like Marc Antony but in a flowery sari. From Wordnik.com. [Adult Summer Sex Camp] Reference
ROCCA: Yes, and she probably wears a sari, so the whole thing would come right off. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 4, 2004] Reference
It was time to flaunt my ethnicity with a sari and a bright red bindi on my forehead. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
He gave her a sari and a blouse, and paid for the alcohol at the initiation celebration. From Wordnik.com. [Becoming A 'Servant Of God'] Reference
After I turned 18, I occasionally wore a sari for weddings and holidays and to the temple. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
(Soundbite of music) SMITH: Asha Bhosle struts in wearing a rhinestone-studded white sari. From Wordnik.com. [Asha Bhosle Delights American Fans with Concerts] Reference
"But that's all changed," said Tami, smiling proudly and dressed in a red ceremonial sari. From Wordnik.com. [United Nations: Better Odds For Pregnant Moms, But Many Still In Danger] Reference
Her face was covered by her sari, and whether she were living or dead it was impossible to tell. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Destiny] Reference
In her dreams a woman in a sari sat in the empty chair in her room, holding her hand in the dark. From Wordnik.com. [Shiva's Arms] Reference
Everywhere, I was stopped with questions about India as if wearing a sari had made me an authority. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
I couldn't squeeze into a crowded subway car for fear that someone would accidentally pull and unravel my sari. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
Deciding to wear a sari every day while living in New York, especially after 10 years in Western clothes, sounded outrageous, even to me. From Wordnik.com. [I Wonder: Was It Me Or Was It My Sari?] Reference
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