zori /ˈzɔːɹi/ noun2 •A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.[…]and they had a machine gun aimed at us, and we stood in the snow for three, four, five hours in our underwear and zoris. — 1984 •A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.He ran back and I watched him go, legs pumping, soles of his zori showing. — 1980 formszoris · zōris