yukatan.
/ˈjʊkatə//jᵿˈkatə/ A light cotton kimono, frequently with stencil designs, originally intended to be worn after a bath, but now also used as a housecoat.
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1822 F. Shoberl tr. I. Titsingh Illustr. Japan ii. 254 The ukata., a robe of fine linen; it is put on in coming out of the bath to dry the body.
1881 E. M. Satow & A. G. S. Hawes Handbk. Travellers Central & Northern Japan p. xvi Japanese loose cotton gowns (yukata).
1886 J. La Farge Let. 3 Sept. in Artist's Lett. from Japan 229 A——..rode along with only a partial covering of yukatta, and attracted no attention.
1936 K. Nohara True Face of Japan v. 130 Dons the yukata, the light, informal, Japanese house-jacket of coloured cotton.
1960 B. Leach Potter in Japan vi. 133 My Yukata (provided cotton kimono) reached to my knees.
1960 B. Leach Potter in Japan ix. 195 Visitors were strolling the streets in ‘yukatta’ (cotton kimono provided by hotels).
1970 Guardian 12 Dec. 6/6 The donning of the cool cotton yukata robe and slippers is the first sloughing of Western identity.
1981 ‘J. Melville’ Sort of Samurai ix. 75 All four of them were now wearing cotton yukatas.
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