capital style; fashionable style of the capital
Archaic noun referring to a style or fashion that is popular in the capital (Kyoto). Not used in modern Japanese.
In Edo-period documents, the word 京形 was sometimes used to refer to the fashions of the capital.
Compound of 京 (kyō, 'capital') and 形 (kata, 'shape/style'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely referred to styles originating in Kyoto.