japan
any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces.
work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner.
Japans, a variety of decorative motifs or patterns derived from Asian sources, used on English porcelain of the 18th and 19th centuries.
of or relating to japan.
to varnish with japan; lacquer.
to coat with any material that gives a hard, black gloss.
Origin of japan
1Other words from japan
- ja·pan·ner, noun
- un·ja·panned, adjective
Other definitions for Japan (2 of 3)
Sea of Ja·pan, a marginal sea bounded by North Korea, the Far Eastern mainland of Russia, the Russian island Sakhalin, Japan, and South Korea: largely enclosed from the Pacific Ocean and seldom affected by tides.: See also East Sea, Korean East Sea.
Origin of Japan
2Other definitions for Japan. (3 of 3)
Japanese.
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How to use japan in a sentence
Japanned work is gilded by the method explained as Japanners gilding (above).
Uses, &c. Powdered gold is employed in gilding by japanners and by artists.
This varnish is chiefly intended for the use of japanners, cabinet-painters, coach-painters, &c.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreFor example, it would be foolish to try and gild on vellum with oil gold-size or japanners gold-size.
Illumination and its Development in the Present Day | Sidney FarnsworthThe use of japanners' gold-size is very similar to oil-gilding, and is equally simple.
The History, Theory, and Practice of Illuminating | M. Digby Wyatt
British Dictionary definitions for japan (1 of 2)
/ (dʒəˈpæn) /
a glossy durable black lacquer originally from the Orient, used on wood, metal, etc
work decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner
a liquid used as a paint drier
relating to or varnished with japan
(tr) to lacquer with japan or any similar varnish
British Dictionary definitions for Japan (2 of 2)
/ (dʒəˈpæn) /
an archipelago and empire in E Asia, extending for 3200 km (2000 miles) between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific and consisting of the main islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu and over 3000 smaller islands: feudalism abolished in 1871, followed by industrialization and expansion of territories, esp during World Wars I and II, when most of SE Asia came under Japanese control; dogma of the emperor's divinity abolished in 1946 under a new democratic constitution; rapid economic growth has made Japan the most industrialized nation in the Far East. Official language: Japanese. Religion: Shintoist majority, large Buddhist minority. Currency: yen. Capital: Tokyo. Pop: 127 253 075 (2013 est). Area: 369 660 sq km (142 726 sq miles): Japanese names: Nippon, Nihon
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Cultural definitions for Japan
Island nation in the northwest Pacific Ocean off the coast of east Asia, separated by the Sea of Japan from Russian Siberia, China, and Korea. The Japanese archipelago includes four major islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku) as well as many smaller islands. Its capital and largest city is Tokyo.
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