yukata

yukata
/yoo kah"tah/, n., pl. yukata.
a Japanese dressing gown or lounging robe of soft, lightweight cotton.
[1815-25; < Japn: lit., a bathrobe, shortened form of yu-katabira, equiv. to yu hot water + kata side + -bira, comb. form of hira (earlier fira, *pira) flat thing]

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      comfortable cotton kimono decorated with stencil-dyed patterns usually in shades of indigo, worn by Japanese men and women. The yukata was originally designed as a nightgown and for wear in the home after a bath.

      It has become accepted practice to wear a yukata on the street on warm summer evenings. Japanese inns and many hotels supply their guests with yukatas for lounging.

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