衵あこめ

noun

akome (archaic court under-robe)

Archaic term for a specific layer of Heian-period noble attire, worn between the undergarments and the outer robe. Only encountered in historical or literary descriptions of court dress.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの貴き族ぞくは、衵あこめを重かさねて着きていた。

  Heian-period nobles wore the akome as a layered garment.

• この絵え巻まきには、あこめを着きた女にょう房ぼうが描えがかれている。

  In this picture scroll, a court lady wearing an akome is depicted.