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Coromandel work

American  

noun

  1. lacquer work popular in England c1700 and marked by an incised design filled in with gold and color.


Etymology

Origin of Coromandel work

After the Coromandel Coast ( def. ), where objects decorated with such work were transshipped to Europe


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