haori

[ hou-ree; Japanese hah-aw-ree ]

noun

, plural ha·o·ris, Japanese ha·o·ri.

1. a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of haori¹

< Japanese, earlier faori or fawori, of uncertain etymology

Example Sentences

He was glad that many Waseda professors wore Japanese haori and hakama.

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Turning unexpectedly her sunshade caught in his haori (cloak), which thereby was slightly torn.

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

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Haori and kimono, hung up there to dry, rustled and moved a little in the draft.

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