kakemono
noun
a vertical hanging scroll containing either text or a painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled when not in use.
kakemonos
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pluralof kakemono.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They were all open in front; their highly-polished floors and passages looked like still water; the kakemonos, or wall-pictures, on their side-walls were extremely beautiful; and their mats were very fine and white.
From Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
I have referred to kakemonos, those wall pictures which are such a pleasing feature of the simple decoration of Japanese houses.
From The Empire of the East by H. B. (Helen Barrett) Montgomery
There were Persian praying mats to lay on the bare floor, kakemonos to be fastened with drawing pins on the bare walls.
From The Incomplete Amorist by E. (Edith) Nesbit
The author and publisher have had the generous co-operation of many famous collectors, and the thirty illustrations include many exquisite reproductions of some of the most perfect kakemonos in Europe.
From Law and Laughter by George A. (George Alexander) Morton
She waited alone in her pale little drawing-room, with its scant kakemonos, its one or two chilly reproductions from the antique, its slippery Chippendale chairs.
From The Hermit and the Wild Woman by Edith Wharton
