垢こう衣い

noun

dirty clothes; grimy clothes

Archaic term for soiled or filthy garments; not used in contemporary speech. Found in classical texts.

• 古こ典てんでは、旅たびの僧そうが垢こう衣いをまとう姿すがたが描えがかれる。

  In classical literature, a traveling monk is depicted wearing dirty clothes.