happi coat

happi coat

[hap-ee]
noun ( sometimes initial capital letters )
a Japanese lounging jacket with wide, loose sleeves and often an overlapping front closure usually tied with a sash.

Origin:
1875–80; < Japanese, earlier fappi, variant of fan-pi < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese bàn half + bèi wear

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