kimono
kuh moh nuh
- n a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
- ETHNIC WEAVING: Japan Traditional Japanese kimono and obie fabrics are tailored into modern seating by Kimono New York.
- In Japan the kimono - a garment that has had a profound influence on Western couture - is now worn only on formal occasions.
- In a time of ready-to-wear, mass-produced clothes, the kimono of old Japan seems a fabled anachronism, like phoenix feathers.