袘ふき

noun

turned-back hem of a kimono

Rare term referring to the folded-back hem at the bottom of a kimono, often lined with a contrasting fabric. More commonly called 裾 (すそ) or described as 裾の折り返し.

• 着き物もののふきには、美うつくしい紅絹もみが使つかわれていた。

  Beautiful red silk was used for the turned-back hem of the kimono.

• 「袘ふき」という字じは、着き物ものの裾すその折おり返かえし部ぶ分ぶんを指さす古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  The character 袘 is an old word for the folded-back part of a kimono hem.