JAPAN


Meaning of JAPAN in English

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.