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happi coat definition

happi coat (hap′ē)

a short, lightweight Japanese coat worn with a narrow sash over regular clothes, as to protect them from soiling

Etymology: < Jpn + coat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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