薦こも被かぶり

noun

cask wrapped in straw matting

A container, typically a barrel or cask, covered with a straw mat (菰/薦). Often associated with traditional sake or soy sauce storage.

• 酒さか蔵ぐらには古ふるい薦こも被かぶりがいくつも並ならんでいた。

  In the sake brewery, several old straw-wrapped casks were lined up.

noun

beggar

Historical or literary term for a beggar, derived from the image of someone wearing a straw mat as clothing. Not used in modern everyday language.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの浮うき世よ絵えには、薦こも被かぶりと呼よばれる乞こ食じきが描えがかれることがある。

  In Edo-period ukiyo-e, beggars called komokaburi are sometimes depicted.