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- noun Plural form of
hanbok .
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Examples
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In one episode, a region is shown where everyone is garbed in Korean hanboks—traditional Korean clothing—the design of which wasn’t even altered at all.
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They eat with Asian utensils, The architecture in Avatar the last airbender is GREATLY influenced by Asian architecture, their outfits are clearly Asian hanboks, kimonos etc.
First Look: M Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender | /Film 2009
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When the Chinese government was dreaming up the 2008 torch relay, it was Monday's stop in North Korea they saw in their mind's eye: Beautiful women in traditional hanboks, waving flags, smiling, singing, extolling China, North Korea and their Communist camaraderie.
David Flumenbaum: Olympic Torch Run: Not a 'Bright and Colorful Day' in Both Koreas 2008
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Subsequent sartorial highlights included two ponchos - colorfully striped in Chile and brown in Peru; pastel "hanboks" in South Korea with bow-like trim that resembled female wedding wear; and silk tunics in Vietnam.
NYT > Home Page By JACKIE CALMES 2011
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The custom continued through the years: silk tangzhuang jackets in China; long, flowing hanboks in South Korea; ponchos in Peru and sailing jackets in New Zealand.
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Subsequent sartorial highlights included two ponchos - colorfully striped in Chile and brown in Peru; pastel "hanboks" in South Korea with bow-like trim that resembled female wedding wear; and silk tunics in Vietnam.
NYT > Home Page By JACKIE CALMES 2011
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The custom continued through the years: silk tangzhuang jackets in China; long, flowing hanboks in South Korea; ponchos in Peru and sailing jackets in New Zealand.
NYDN Rss THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011
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You'll find fabric used for traditional Korean dresses [hanboks], ribbons, buttons and all sorts of crafting goodness.
shimandsons 2009
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You'll find fabric used for traditional Korean dresses [hanboks], ribbons, buttons and all sorts of crafting goodness.
shimandsons 2009
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The imagery does not have to include hanboks, hanok houses, palaces, or cheesy attempts at showing culture "fusion", e.g. breakdancers spinning to drum beats laid over a kayageum.
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