焙烙頭巾ほうろくずきん

noun

bouffant cloth cap; traditional elder's/monk's head covering

A traditional Japanese cloth cap with a bouffant shape, historically worn by elders and Buddhist monks. The term is specific and somewhat historical; modern usage is rare outside of cultural or historical contexts. Related to 大黒頭巾.

See also: 大黒頭巾

• 時じ代だい劇げきで、お坊ぼうさんが焙烙ほうろく頭ず巾きんをかぶっているのを見みた。

  I saw a monk wearing a bouffant cloth cap in a period drama.