Coromandel work

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noun

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

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Also called Bantam work, Coromandel lacquer.

Origin of Coromandel work

After the Coromandel Coast, where objects decorated with such work were transshipped to Europe

Words nearby Coromandel work

corollaceous, corollary, corollate, coromandel, Coromandel Coast, Coromandel work, Coromuel, corona, Corona Australis, Corona Borealis, coronach

How to use Coromandel work in a sentence

If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Why, some might be asking, am I being so harsh on their work so soon after they died?
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.
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So it might be me projecting my desires onto Archer to want to just get away from work for a few weeks.
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To make it work almost everything else about these shows has to seem factual which is why many look like a weird Celebrity Sims.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
With him one is at high pressure all the time, and I have gained a good many more ideas from him than I can work up in a hurry.
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In fact, except for Ramona's help, it would have been a question whether even Alessandro could have made Baba work in harness.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The sad end of the mission to King M'Bongo has been narrated in the body of this work.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Entrez donc, 'tis the work of one of your compatriots; and here, though a heretic, you may consider yourself on English ground.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various