衣い嚢のう

noun

pocket

Archaic or literary word for a pocket, especially one sewn into clothing. In modern Japanese, ポケット is overwhelmingly more common. The cross-reference to 隠し suggests a hidden or secret pocket nuance.

See also: 隠し

• 昔むかしの着き物ものには衣い嚢のうがついていた。

  Old kimono had pockets sewn into them.

• 「衣い嚢のう」は今いまではほとんど使つかわれない言こと葉ばだ。

  'Inō' is a word that is hardly used nowadays.