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- noun The
traditional Korean dress , often characterized byvibrant colours and simplelines withoutpockets .
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Examples
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A fashion show featuring the traditional Korean costume called hanbok was held in Moscow to celebrate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Korea.
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A fashion show featuring the traditional Korean costume called hanbok was held in Moscow to celebrate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Korea.
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When he was little, she dressed him in a traditional garment called a hanbok for new year's.
The Seattle Times 2012
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When he was little, she dressed him in a traditional garment called a hanbok for new year's.
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Women wearing traditional hanbok walk quickly to their various activities and performances, their voluminous skirts rustling.
Seoul By Peggy Edersheim Kalb 2010
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Hansong is represented by a hanbok the Korean national dress.
Archive 2009-05-01 Tarie 2009
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Hansong is represented by a hanbok the Korean national dress.
YA Writer to Watch Out For: Ellen Oh Tarie 2009
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Oh, Melissa, and youre quite right about the hanbok!
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Falling in love with Korea's culture and traditions: the graciousness and generosity with which guests are welcomed; the brilliantly-colored designs on the underside of palace or Buddhist temple roofs; the charming and cunning cast of animals animating folk stories and folk art - dragons, rabbits, tigers, goblins, magpies; the bold colors and graceful sweep of the traditional hanbok, with its long skirt and half-moon-sleeved top; the love of children and reverence for elders.
Archive 2009-07-01 Tarie 2009
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Falling in love with Korea's culture and traditions: the graciousness and generosity with which guests are welcomed; the brilliantly-colored designs on the underside of palace or Buddhist temple roofs; the charming and cunning cast of animals animating folk stories and folk art - dragons, rabbits, tigers, goblins, magpies; the bold colors and graceful sweep of the traditional hanbok, with its long skirt and half-moon-sleeved top; the love of children and reverence for elders.
Author/Illustrator Interview: Anne Sibley O'Brien Tarie 2009
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