noun
kimono fabric; Japanese clothing textiles
Broadly refers to cloth used for traditional Japanese garments, especially kimono. Often encountered in the compound 呉服屋 (gofukuya, a kimono fabric shop).
あの呉服屋で上等な呉服を買った。
I bought high-quality kimono fabric at that kimono fabric shop.
noun
silk fabrics
Historically, 呉服 specifically referred to silk textiles, as opposed to 太物 (futomono), which were cotton and hemp fabrics. This distinction is now largely historical, but the term can still carry this nuance in traditional contexts.
See also: 太物
昔は呉服といえば絹織物を指し、太物とは区別されていた。
In the past, gofuku referred to silk fabrics and was distinguished from futomono (cotton/hemp goods).