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A sari, saree, or shari is a female garment from the Indian subcontinent that consists of a drape varying from five to nine yards (4.5 metres to 8 metres) in length and two to four feet (60 cm to 1.20 m) in breadth that is typically wrapped around the waist, with one end draped over the shoulder, baring the midriff.
The word sari described in Sanskrit à¤¶à¤¾à¤à¥ ÅÄá¹­Ä« which means 'strip of cloth' and à¤¶à¤¾à¤¡à¥ ÅÄá¸Ä« or à¤¸à¤¾à¤¡à¥ sÄá¸Ä« in Prakrit, and which was corrupted to sÄá¹Ä« in Hindi. The word 'Sattika' is mentioned as describing women's attire in ancient India in Buddhist Jain literature called Jatakas.he tightly fitted, short blouse worn under a sari is a choli. Choli evolved as a form of clothing in the 10th century AD, and the first cholis were only front covering; the back was always bare but covered with end of saris pallu.