afghan

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Afghan
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its
           people [syn: {Afghani}, {Afghan}, {Afghanistani}]
    n 1: a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares;
         sometimes used as a shawl
    2: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan [syn: {Afghan},
       {Afghanistani}]
    3: an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the
       official language of Afghanistan [syn: {Pashto}, {Pashtu},
       {Paxto}, {Afghani}, {Afghan}]
    4: a coat made of sheepskin [syn: {sheepskin coat}, {afghan}]
    5: tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native
       to the Near East [syn: {Afghan hound}, {Afghan}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Afghan \Af"ghan\, a.
   Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Afghan \Af"ghan\, n.
   1. A native of Afghanistan.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

31 Moby Thesaurus words for "afghan":
      bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread,
      blanket, buffalo robe, case, clothes, comfort, comforter,
      contour sheet, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid, eiderdown,
      fitted sheet, lap robe, linen, patchwork quilt, pillow slip,
      pillowcase, quilt, robe, rug, sheet, sheeting, slip, spread