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mufti1 n pl -tis 1. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a Muslim legal expert and adviser on the law of the Koran 2. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) (in the former Ottoman empire) the leader of the religious community [from Arabic muftī, from aftā to give a (legal) decision] mufti2 n pl -tis
(Clothing & Fashion) civilian dress, esp as worn by a person who normally wears a military uniform [perhaps from mufti1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| He could not himself go to the general in attendance as he was in mufti and had come to Tilsit without permission to do so, and Boris, even had he wished to, could not have done so on the following day. But granting all this; yet, regarded discreetly and coolly, seems it not but a mad idea, this; that in the broad boundless ocean, one solitary whale, even if encountered, should be thought capable of individual recognition from his hunter, even as a white-bearded Mufti in the thronged thoroughfares of Constantinople? You'll excuse my not being able to get into mufti, won't you? |
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