japan
41japan — ja·pan || dÊ’É™ pæn v. varnish with japan lacquer; coat with any black lacquer n. shiny black lacquer which originated in Japan; something varnished with japan lacquer adj. of or pertaining to japan lacquer …
42japan — /dʒəˈpæn/ (say juh pan) noun 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes (originally from Japan) for coating wood, metal, etc. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. –adjective 3. of or relating to japan. –verb (t) (japanned,… …
43japan — [17] The hard laquer varnish called japan received its name, of course, because it came from Japan. But where did the name Japan come from? For the Japanese call their country Nippon. The answer is Chinese, where jih pun means literally ‘sunrise’ …
44japan — n. & v. n. 1 a hard usu. black varnish, esp. of a kind brought orig. from Japan. 2 work in a Japanese style. v.tr. (japanned, japanning) 1 varnish with japan. 2 make black and glossy as with japan. Etymology: Japan in E. Asia …
45Japan — n. & v. n. 1 a hard usu. black varnish, esp. of a kind brought orig. from Japan. 2 work in a Japanese style. v.tr. (japanned, japanning) 1 varnish with japan. 2 make black and glossy as with japan. Etymology: Japan in E. Asia …
46japan — I. adjective Date: 1673 of, relating to, or originating in Japan ; of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship II. noun Date: 1688 1. a. any of several varnishes yielding a hard brilliant finish b. a hard dark coating containing… …
47japan — ja•pan [[t]dʒəˈpæn[/t]] n. adj. v. panned, pan•ning 1) any of various durable black varnishes, orig. from Japan, for coating metal or other surfaces 2) work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner 3) of or pertaining to japan 4) to varnish… …
48JAPAN — (40,719), an island empire of the N. Pacific, lying along the E. coast of Asia, and separated from Corea and Primorsk by the Sea of Japan, consists of Honshiu (31,000), Shikoku (3,000), Kyushu (6,000), Yezo (314), and 4000 small islands;… …
49Japan — Den første folketælling i Japans historie foregik i 1920. Optællingen viste dengang 56 millioner. I 1999 var tallet 126.505.000. Kimono klædedragten har sit udspring i Japan. Shintoisme og buddhisme er de to største religioner i Japan. Landet… …
50japan — noun a black glossy varnish of a type originating in Japan. verb (japans, japanning, japanned) cover with japan. Derivatives japanned adjective japanning noun …
