Hoeki no ho is one of the Japanese robes of chofuku (clothes worn by the people who come to work at the court on a regular basis), and a ho (round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the Imperial Court), which has sewn sleeve seams, an outer robe and fabrics called ran (brocade) running sideways around the hem.
縫腋袍（ほうえきのほう）とは日本の朝服のうわぎの一つで、腋が縫われ、裾周りに襴という裂を横向きにめぐらされている和服用語集のこと。