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kimono

[kuh-moh-nuh, -noh] Origin

ki·mo·no

[kuh-moh-nuh, -noh]
noun, plural -nos.
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.

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

ki·mo·noed, adjective
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Kimono is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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kimono (kɪˈməʊnəʊ)
 
n , pl -nos
1.  a loose sashed ankle-length garment with wide sleeves, worn in Japan
2.  any garment copied from this
 
[C19: from Japanese: clothing, from kiru to wear + mono thing]
 
ki'monoed
 
adj

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kimono
1637, from Japanese kimono, lit. "a thing put on," from ki "wear" + mono "thing."
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