引ひきずり

noun

train of a dress; trailing skirt

Refers to the part of a long garment that drags on the ground. Often used in the context of traditional Japanese clothing or formal wear.

See also: お引きずり

• 彼かの女じょは引ひきずりの長ながいドレスを着きてパーティーに行いった。

  She went to the party wearing a dress with a long train.

noun

fashion-obsessed woman; woman who only thinks about clothes

Derogatory or old-fashioned term for a woman who is idle and preoccupied with fashion, often implying she does not work. The image comes from the trailing skirt of a dress. Rare in modern usage.

See also: お引きずり

• 昔むかしの小しょう説せつには、引ひきずりと呼よばれる女じょ性せいがよく登とう場じょうする。

  In old novels, women called 'hikizuri' (fashion-obsessed idlers) often appear.