kesho-mawashi

noun

A decorative mawashi worn by a sekitori during the ring-entering ceremony.

OriginJapanese 化粧廻し →
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Meanings

nounkesho-mawashi (plural kesho-mawashi)
  1. governmentA decorative mawashi worn by a sekitori during the ring-entering ceremony.

Origin

  1. Japanese化粧廻し
  2. Japanese化粧廻し
  3. Englishkesho-mawashi

Borrowed from Japanese 化粧廻し (“ornamental belt”).

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