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What do you want? Do you want readers to think that they are in some kind of alternative fantasy ancient Egypt? Then call those clothes "haram" and "usekh". Do you want readers to think that they...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:42:02Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Frogson
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2019-12-08T07:42:02Z (about 5 years ago)
What do you want? 1. Do you want readers to think that they are in some kind of alternative fantasy ancient Egypt? Then call those clothes "haram" and "usekh". 2. Do you want readers to think that they are in a world completely unrelated to any historic period on Earth? Then * * * But beware. If you choose (1) because, as your question implies, you think that Egyptian clothing names make it more clear to the reader what kind of clothing you refer to and you won't have to describe the clothing if you use them, I must disappoint you. I have no idea what "haram pants" or "usekh collars" look like, and I suspect that the average Westerner doesn't know either. So even if you used those terms _you would have to describe the clothing anyway_ (if their style and look was important to you). Using those terms brings no advantage (because most readers aren't familiar with them), so you might want to stop obsessing about them.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-01-16T09:30:51Z (almost 7 years ago)
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