habutai

or ha·bu·tae

[ hah-buh-tahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a thin, soft, durable Japanese silk, used in the manufacture of garments.

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Word History and Origins

1890–95; < Japanese habutae, equivalent to ha feathers (< fa < *pa ) + -butae, combining form of futa-e (< futa-f ( y ) e < *puta pe ) two layers

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Example Sentences

When the body has been washed, it is dressed in white, in silk habutai whenever the family can afford it.

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The bed on which the Empress sleeps is made of heavy futons, or quilts, of white habutai wadded with silk wadding.

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