Meaning

(in Japan) Any act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature, against unsuspecting victims..

Definitions by Sense

1. (in Japan) Any act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature, against unsuspecting victims.
2. (in Japan) A person, usually a man, who rubs against or gropes others, usually women, in crowds, often in trains, to attain sexual pleasure.
3. (uncountable) A form of Indian cotton embroidery that is associated with the Lucknow area.
4. (countable) An item (such as a sari, bedspread, cushion cover, etc) that is made with chikan embroidery.

Example Sentences

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

For many reasons, certain chikan stitches are not stem stiches or satin stitches —not even the technique is commensurate.

In most markets, you will find amazing varieties in which chikan can be used: in bedspreads, napkins, curtains, cushion covers, besides sarees

Dhaka was an important centre of chikan craft. It is said that Jahangir brought this craft to Lucknow and later it was whole-heartedly adopted by the Nawabs of Lucknow, thus it became a part of the culture of Lucknow.

You know I help women who do the chikan embroidery work?

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.

Hetal's family sends her suitcasefuls of exquisite Lucknow chikans, all in white.

That's why he wanted Ammi and Asharfi to sell the house and join him in Delhi, away from the nose-picking, Ganj-strolling, chikan-wearing, coffee-drinking habits of a lifetime.

Word Forms

• chikan
• chikans

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Use chikan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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