expression, godan verb (-ru)
become a geisha; work as a geisha
Archaic expression referring to entering the geisha profession. Literally means 'to take the left hem', possibly from the way a geisha would adjust her kimono.
江戸時代には、貧しい家の娘が左褄を取ることもあった。
In the Edo period, daughters of poor families sometimes became geisha.
彼女は若い頃に左褄を取って、花柳界で名を上げた。
She became a geisha in her youth and made a name for herself in the pleasure quarters.