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Kotomora

本ほん開びらき

Meanings

1

noun

functioning cuff buttons; working buttonholes on jacket sleeves

Refers to jacket cuffs where the buttons can actually be buttoned and unbuttoned, as opposed to decorative non-functioning buttons. Often a sign of higher-quality tailoring.

See also: 本切羽

2

noun

surgeon's cuffs

A specific style of functioning cuff where the sleeve can be opened wide, originally designed for surgeons to roll up their sleeves without removing the jacket. A subset of 本開き.