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kimono definition

ki·mono (kə mō′nə, -nō′)

noun pl. kimonos -·nos

  1. a robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of the traditional costume of Japanese men and women
  2. a loose dressing gown

Etymology: Jpn ki (< kiru, to wear) + mono, thing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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