[ja.pan] adj (1673): of, relating to, or originating in Japan: of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship
[2]japan n (1688) 1 a: any of several varnishes yielding a hard brilliant finish b: a hard dark coating containing asphalt and a drier that is used esp. on metal and fixed by heating--called also japan black
2: work (as lacquer ware) finished and decorated in the Japanese manner [3]japan vt ja.panned ; ja.pan.ning (1688) 1: to cover with or as if with a coat of japan
2: to give a high gloss to -- ja.pan.ner n