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haori
[ hou-ree; Japanese hah-aw-ree ]
noun
, plural ha·o·ris, Japanese ha·o·ri.
- a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haori1
< Japanese, earlier faori or fawori, of uncertain etymology
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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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