唐から衣ぎぬ

noun

short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)

Historical term for a specific garment worn by court ladies in ancient Japan. Not used in modern everyday language.

• 十二単じゅうにひとのえの一いち番ばん上うえに唐から衣ぎぬを着きる。

  The karaginu is worn as the outermost layer of the twelve-layered court robe.