lacquerware

See also: lacquer-ware

English

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Etymology

    From lacquer + -ware.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlakəwɛː/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    lacquerware (countable and uncountable, plural lacquerwares)

    1. Decorative items coated with lacquer.
      Synonym: japan
      • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 356:
        Domestic demand from middling as well as noble audiences for exotic semi-luxury imports such as cotton goods, porcelain and lacquer-ware was strong enough to stimulate moves towards import substitution.

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