単ひとえ衣ぎぬ

noun

unlined kimono; single-layer kimono

Historical term for an unlined kimono worn as an undergarment by court nobles in the Heian period. Not used in modern everyday clothing contexts.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの貴き族ぞくは、単ひとえ衣ぎぬを重かさねて着きていた。

  Heian-period nobles wore layers of unlined kimono.