haorin.
/ˈhaɔːri/ A short loose coat worn in Japan.
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1877 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan V. i. 8 A haōri,—the upper mantle worn by the military class.
1880 F. V. Dickins tr. Chiushingura (new ed.) iii. 16 Badge or device on the sleeves and back of the haori or mantle.
1896 L. Hearn Kokoro vi. 94 Haori, a sort of upper dress, worn by men as well as women.
1897 J. La Farge Artist's Lett. from Japan 274 Women under their umbrellas wore the graceful short overcoat they call haori, and tottered over the wet ground on high wooden pattens.
1907 Daily Chron. 15 May 3/5 The little ornament on his haori (the gown) was the family crest.
1922 J. L. Street Mysterious Japan ii. 19 One or two of them wore the graceful and dignified hakama and haori—the silk skirt and coat of formal native dress.
1970 J. Kirkup Japan behind Fan 125 There are even some small garments, jackets called haori, made from decorated paper.
1972 National Geographic CXLI. 692/2 In a quiet way several of the men were equally impressive in somber-hued kimonos complete with haori, the elegant outer jacket of dark silk.
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