絵え羽ば織おり

noun

figured haori; haori with a continuous pattern across the back

A haori (short coat worn over kimono) with a design that continues unbroken across the back seam, often used for formal or celebratory occasions. Compare with 絵羽羽織 (えばばおり), which is the same garment.

See also: 絵羽羽織

• 成せい人じん式しきには、祖そ母ぼが縫ぬってくれた絵え羽ば織おりを着きました。

  For my coming-of-age ceremony, I wore a figured haori that my grandmother sewed for me.