洋よう装そう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Western clothing; Western-style dress

Refers to Western-style clothing as opposed to Japanese traditional clothing (和装). Also used for the act of dressing in Western clothes. The 'Western binding' gloss is a rare, specialized term for bookbinding; it is included here but is not the primary meaning.

• 式しきには洋よう装そうで出しゅっ席せきした。

  I attended the ceremony in Western clothing.

• 最さい近きんは洋よう装そうの花はな嫁よめも多おおい。

  These days, many brides wear Western-style wedding dresses.