sarong

[Native name.] 1. A plain or printed cotton fabric imported into the Indian or Eastern Archipelago. 2. A garment worn in the Indian Archipelago. It consists of a piece of cloth wrapped round the lower part of the body, that worn by women being deeper than that worn by men. 3552 sā-ros, s. [East Aramean.] Astronomy: A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the exact length of which has been greatly disputed. It has been variously estimated from 3,600 days to 3,600 years.