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kimono

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes
ki·mo·no /kɪˈməʊnəʊ $ -ˈmoʊnoʊ/ noun (plural kimonos) [countable]  DCCa traditional piece of Japanese clothing like a long loose coat, worn at special ceremonies 〔日本的〕和服
Examples from the Corpus
kimonoAn elderly woman in a kimono stands blankly in front of the second photograph.To a Clinton outfitted in topknot and kimono.I brush the sleeve of her kimono as I edge past.She went over to the bed, realising with a shock that she still wore her kimono.She was dressed in a silk kimono and lying on the daybed when he went in.The old woman in the kimono is still there.Yella kimono, ah don't know whit all.
Origin kimono (1800-1900) Japanese clothes
ki·mo·no nounChineseSyllable
a clothing loose piece of Corpus Japanese a traditional long like


kimono
kimono /kɪˈməʊnəʊ $ -ˈmoʊnoʊ/ noun (plural kimonos) [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Japanese
 Origin: 'clothes'
a traditional piece of Japanese clothing like a long loose coat, worn at special ceremonies


ki·monoBrE /kɪˈməʊnəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /kɪˈmoʊnoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
ki·monos
)
(from Japanese)
a traditional Japanese piece of clothing like a long loose dress with wide sleeves, worn on formal occasions; a dressing gown or robe in this style (日本的)和服;和服式晨衣