kimono

[kuh-moh-nuh, -noh]

noun

plural

kimonos 

1. a loose, wide-sleeved robe, fastened at the waist with a wide sash, characteristic of Japanese costume.

2. a woman's loose dressing gown.

kimono

/ kɪˈməʊnəʊ /

noun

1. a loose sashed ankle-length garment with wide sleeves, worn in Japan

2. any garment copied from this

Other Word Forms

• kimonoed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of kimono¹

1885–90; < Japanese: clothing, garb, equivalent to ki wear + mono thing

Word History and Origins

Origin of kimono¹

C19: from Japanese: clothing, from kiru to wear + mono thing

Example Sentences

I wish Harvard had opened the kimono and listened.

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The setting is a placid pond, on whose banks sits a plump and serene fellow in a kimono, his eyes closed.

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Over the last few years, she’s been gradually bringing objects from her parents’ home to Los Angeles, like ceramics, and has most recently been debating what to do with her mother’s collection of kimonos.

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The staff wore kimono pajamas and sat on smiling Murakami flower pillows.

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Disused palace curtains have previously been used to make kimonos, which were auctioned last year.

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Related Words

• bathrobe 
• costume 
• dress 
• frock 
• garment 
• vestment