kimono

A long, wide-sleeved Japanese robe worn with an obi and often elaborately decorated.

A loose, light robe worn chiefly by women.

In Jap. costume, a garment resembling a European dressing-gown, folding across the breast, leaving the neck exposed, and held in place by a sash.

A kind of loose robe or gown tied with a sash, worn as a traditional outer garment by Japanese women and men. Women may wear it with a broad sash called an obi, having a large bow in the back. At present (1998), most Japanese wear it only at home or on ceremonial occasions, western-style clothing being more common in the workplace.

A similar gown worn as a dressing gown by women of Western nations.

A form of traditional Japanese clothing that is worn in formal occasions.

Plural form of kimono.

a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese