kimono

[ kuh-moh-nuh, -noh ]

/ kəˈmoʊ nə, -noʊ /

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noun, plural ki·mo·nos.

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

a woman's loose dressing gown.

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Origin of kimono

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

OTHER WORDS FROM kimono

ki·mo·noed, adjective

Words nearby kimono

Kim Dae Jung, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong-un, kimmer, kimono, Kim Young Sam, kin, kina, Kinabalu, kinaesthesia

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How to use kimono in a sentence

The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The next time I was in town, I called upon Chiso and was greeted by Emmy Kanasaki, a young woman dressed in a kimono.
Bar-Hopping With the Kyoto Geisha|Liza Foreman|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A more elegant pencil dress/trench looked a little like a kimono that was tied with a feminine sash.
Art Takes the Runway at Burberry Prorsum Fall/Winter 2014 London Fashion Week|Liza Foreman|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That gave way to an almost kimono-style coat over a dress rendered in a Hawaiian print, also with tassels.
Marc Jacobs: Hot & Heavy for Spring 2014 at New York Fashion Week|Isabel Wilkinson|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The 2010 film The Social Network—to borrow a phrase popular with tech types—“opened the kimono” a bit on the industry.
Ashton Kutcher’s ‘Jobs’ Is Actually Not That Bad|Rob Fishman|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He then drew from his kimono sleeve a pink-bordered foreign pocket-handkerchief, and began to mop his damp forehead.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
If he could but find the tattered blue kimono worn during that upward journey from Kiu Shiu!
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
He held her at arm's length and the kimono slipped down over one shoulder.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
My waif was curled up in my kimono, feeding my fan-tailed goldfish.
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Ethel was in her aunt's room, comfortably wrapped in a pink kimono, when she asked this question.
The Man Between|Amelia E. Barr

British Dictionary definitions for kimono

kimono

/ (kɪˈməʊnəʊ) /

noun plural -nos

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

any garment copied from this

Derived forms of kimono

kimonoed, adjective

Word Origin for kimono

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

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