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.

[ Japan in E. Asia ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.