Costume
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...pleated and starched white linen. Egyptian women first wore the kalasiris, a one-piece...of the barbaric invader. Both men and women wore a double tunic; the under tunic...be worn over the chemise by both men and women; a surcote (sleeveless and with wide...