English Dictionary

chikan

noun

(uncountable) A form of Indian cotton embroidery that is associated with the Lucknow area. / (countable) An item (such as a sari, bedspread, cushion cover, etc) that is made with chikan embroidery.

She reported the chikan incident to the police.

意味（1）

(uncountable) A form of Indian cotton embroidery that is associated with the Lucknow area.

A collection of Calcutta chikan-work. Sent by Patna Chikanwala and Sons of Taltala, Calcutta

意味（2）

(countable) An item (such as a sari, bedspread, cushion cover, etc) that is made with chikan embroidery.

More and more people in India and abroad are getting familiar with the exquisite embroidered chikans of Lucknow, embroidered by the delicate and clever fingers of about 4000 ladies in and around the old city.