Body armor

Japanese: 胴服 - どうふく

Also written as "dofuku," it is said to have originally been clothing worn on the road or worn by practitioners of Buddhism. It is believed to have evolved from the straight-stitched robes of monks and was used as casual clothing for nobles, but from around the Muromachi period it began to be worn by samurai as well, worn over short sleeves, and its shape gradually became closer to that of later haori. It generally has a wide collar, and some versions are made of a separate fabric.
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Japanese:

道服とも書き，元来道中服であるとか，道者（仏法の修行者）の服であるなどといわれる。僧衣の直綴(じきとつ)から変化したものとされ，公家の略服として用いられたが，室町ごろから武家の間でも小袖(こそで)の上にはおって用いられるようになり，形も次第に後世の羽織に近いものとなった。一般に衿(えり)が広く，これが別布のものもある。
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