under-kimono en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English kimono English under-kimono From under- + kimono.
Meanings
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A garment worn underneath a kimono.
The same radio broadcast had also warned that red undergarments should be hidden, because the glimpse of that colour would inflame the passions of the troops to rape. And so it was that the red under-kimono were also cut up or otherwise disposed of.
1958, Harold S[tannett] William, “The Pioneers”, in Tales of the Foreign Settlements in Japan, Tokyo; Rutland, Vt.: Charles E[gbert] Tuttle Company, →OCLC, page 142:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| under-kimono | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| underkimono | alternative | lexicographic | |
| under-kimonos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi aluskimono (garment worn underneath a kimono) · ja 長襦袢 (garment worn underneath a kimono)