Japan

[dʒə'pæn]

Definition

(noun.) lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient.

(noun.) lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer.

(noun.) a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.

(noun.) a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building.

(verb.) coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan.

Checker: Victoria--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.

(a.) Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.

(v. t.) To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.

(v. t.) To give a glossy black to, as shoes.

Typist: Maura

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Varnish, lacquer.

Inputed by Glenda

Definition

v.t. to varnish after the manner of the Japanese′ or people of Japan: to make black and glossy:—pr.p. japan′ning; pa.p. japanned′.—n. work japanned: the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.—ns. Japan′-earth or Terra japonica gambier; Japan′ner.—Japan lacquer or Black japan a hard jet-black lacquer for sheet-metal made of asphaltum linseed-oil and varnish; Japanned leather same as patent leather (see Patent).

Edited by Ian