藍あい革かわ縅おどし

noun

armor stitched with indigo-dyed leather

Historical term for a type of Japanese armor construction using indigo-dyed leather lacing. Rare outside specialist contexts.

• 藍あい革かわ縅おどしは、藍あい染ぞめの革かわで鎧よろいの札ふだを綴とじたものである。

  Aikawa-odoshi is armor whose plates are laced together with indigo-dyed leather.