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haori

American  
[hou-ree, hah-aw-ree] / ˈhaʊ ri, hɑˈɔ ri /

noun

  • haoris,
    plural
  • haori
    plural
  1. a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.


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Etymology

Origin of haori

< Japanese, earlier faori or fawori, of uncertain etymology

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Diving under the haori into which Chōbei was struggling he bounced out the front, leaving Chōbei on the ground and floundering in the folds of his garments, from which issued most violent language.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville

On ceremonial occasions they permit themselves to wear a full-length kimono and the hakama or divided skirt, but they deny themselves the third article of a Japanese man's full dress, the haori or silk overcoat.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott

In taking off the haori, the brilliant lining is displayed,—and at such an instant the fluttering splendor might well be likened to the appearance of a butterfly in motion.

From Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn

Kibei insisted on aiding Iémon; and Iémon did not dare to refuse his services in donning the haori.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville

At an inn there was a middle-aged widow who served there as waitress in the summer but in the winter returned to Tokyo, where she employed a number of girls in making haori tassels.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott

Starting out on a tour of the Western world in 1904, he and two friends landed in New York dressed in kimonos, haoris and hakamas.

From Time Magazine Archive

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