From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkimonoki‧mo‧no /kɪˈməʊnəʊ $ -ˈmoʊnoʊ/ noun (plural kimonos) [countable] DCCa traditional piece of Japanese clothing like a long loose coat, worn at special ceremonies
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kimono• An elderly woman in a kimono stands blankly in front of the second photograph.• To a Clinton outfitted in topknot and kimono.• I brush the sleeve of her kimono as I edge past.• She went over to the bed, realising with a shock that she still wore her kimono.• She was dressed in a silk kimono and lying on the daybed when he went in.• The old woman in the kimono is still there.• Yella kimono, ah don't know whit all.Origin kimono (1800-1900) Japanese “clothes” 