kimono

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a traditional Japanese robe with wide sleeves, a wrapped front, and a broad sash

   She wore a formal silk kimono to the tea ceremony.

2. 2
   noun

   a loose Western robe or jacket inspired by the traditional Japanese garment

   The shop sold a lightweight cotton kimono to wear over summer clothes.

Borrowed from Japanese kimono, literally a thing worn, from ki (wearing, from kiru, to wear) + mono (thing). In Japanese it once meant clothing generally before narrowing to the traditional wrapped robe.

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