Japanese lacquer

noun

lacquer (def. 2).

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a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.
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Origin of Japanese lacquer

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby Japanese lacquer

Japanese holly, Japanese honeysuckle, Japanese iris, Japanese ivy, Japanese knotweed, Japanese lacquer, Japanese lantern, Japanese larch, Japanese laurel, Japanese maple, Japanese mink
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