ちょくい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ちょくい – see the following entry.
【直衣のうし】
[noun] round-collared, skirted over-robe worn as daily wear by Japanese nobles from the Heian era. Unlike the 袍 (hō) the colour was not rank-prescribed. By custom white figured silk, lined with 二藍 (“overdye-purple”) in the winter, and overdye-purple silk-gauze in the summer. Worn with 指貫 (sashinuki) and 烏帽子 (eboshi).
Alternative spelling
なおし
(This term, ちょくい (chokui), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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