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kimono
noun
ki·mo·no
kə-ˈmō-(ˌ)nō 
-nə
plural kimonos
1
: a long robe with wide sleeves traditionally worn with a broad sash as an outer garment by the Japanese
2
: a loose dressing gown or jacket
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Yukata kimonos had to be crossed left over right before tying, because the opposite is how the Japanese dress the dead.
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Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Everyone had a uniform: mothers wore white pajamas with pink and green circles; nurses, who were exclusively women, wore green scrubs; and babies wore off-white kimonos.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
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Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Everyone had a uniform: mothers wore white pajamas with pink and green circles; nurses, who were exclusively women, wore green scrubs; and babies wore off-white kimonos.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Kimono.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kimono. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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kimono
noun
ki·mo·no
kə-ˈmō-nō
plural kimonos
1
: a loose robe with wide sleeves that is traditionally worn with a broad sash as an outer garment by the Japanese
2
: a loose dressing gown worn chiefly by women
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