Japan

Quick meaning: Japan is a noun meaning A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.

Meaning

A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.

More Meanings

1. Lacquerware.
2. To varnish (something) with japan.
3. (UK, religion, slang, obsolete) To ordain (someone).

Example Sentences

A Zoetrope in the same sale fetched 26 guineas. The revolving drum, 12 inches in diameter, was black japanned, on a turned wooden base, and there were many coloured strips.

Among other monstrosities in this lumber room was a largeish black japanned box, excellently and ingeniously made some sixty or seventy years ago, and fitted with every imaginable object.

Jack, hearing that I was in this part of the world, sent me a very hearty letter, informing me, that he had been double-japanned (as he called it) about a year ago, and was the present incumbent of — […]

My own apartment, however, I was allowed to enter; and very pretty, I must say, it is. It is hung with Indian-silk, where the brightest of birds, and the gayest of flowers, disport themselves on a white ground. The screens and dressing-table are of black japan, while the mirror is set in exquisite silver filigree work, of which material are also the boxes of my toilette.

Word Forms

• japans
• japanning
• japanned

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jap, rok, country.

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