Definition of Japan
Ja`pan´
Pronunciation:
jå`păn´
n.
1.
Work
varnished
and
figured
in
the
Japanese
manner
;
also
,
the
varnish
or
lacquer
used
in
japanning
.
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
Japan
,
or
to
the
lacquered
work
of
that
country
;
as
,
Japan
ware
.
Japan allspice
(Bot.)
a
spiny
shrub
from
Japan
(
Chimonanthus
fragrans
),
related
to
the
Carolina
allspice
.
Japan black
(Chem.)
a
quickly
drying
black
lacquer
or
varnish
,
consisting
essentially
of
asphaltum
dissolved
in
naphtha
or
turpentine
,
and
used
for
coating
ironwork
; -
called
also
Brunswick black
,
Japan lacquer
,
or
simply
Japan
.
Japan camphor
ordinary
camphor
brought
from
China
or
Japan
,
as
distinguished
from
the
rare
variety
called
borneol
or
Borneo
camphor
.
Japan clover
(Bot.)
a
cloverlike
plant
(
Lespedeza
striata
)
from
Eastern
Asia
,
useful
for
fodder
,
first
noticed
in
the
Southern
United
States
about
1860
,
but
now
become
very
common
.
During
the
Civil
War
it
was
called
variously
Yankee clover
and
Rebel clover
.
Japan earth
See
Catechu
.
Japan ink
a
kind
of
writing
ink
,
of
a
deep
,
glossy
black
when
dry
.
Japan varnish
a
varnish
prepared
from
the
milky
juice
of
the
Rhus
vernix
,
a
small
Japanese
tree
related
to
the
poison
sumac
.
v. t.
1.
To
cover
with
a
coat
of
hard
,
brilliant
varnish
,
in
the
manner
of
the
Japanese
;
to
lacquer
.
2.
To
give
a
glossy
black
to
,
as
shoes
.
Related Words
handicraft
,
lacquer
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