御お召めし縮ちり緬めん

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Meanings

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noun

high-quality silk crepe fabric

Refers to a fine, high-grade silk crepe traditionally used for kimono and obi. The term combines 御召 (high-quality silk fabric) and 縮緬 (crepe).

この着き物ものは御お召めし縮ちり緬めんで仕し立たてられています。
This kimono is made of high-quality silk crepe.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
召seduce, call, send for
縮shrink, contract, shrivel
緬fine thread, Burma

Related words

縮ちり緬めん
縮緬 is a general term for silk crepe, while 御召縮緬 specifically denotes a high-quality grade of it.
御お召めし
御召 alone refers to a type of high-quality silk fabric; 御召縮緬 combines it with 縮緬 to specify the crepe texture.

Written forms

御お召めし縮ちり緬めん
Standard kanji spelling for this specific type of high-quality silk crepe.
御お召めし縮ちり緬めん
Variant spelling with okurigana し; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 御召 (おめし, 'high-quality silk fabric') and 縮緬 (ちりめん, 'crepe'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with fine silk crepe used in traditional Japanese garments.