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japanned

ja·pan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juh-pan]
    • /dʒəˈpæn/
    • /dʒə.ˈpænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juh-pan]
    • /dʒəˈpæn/

Definitions of japanned word

  • noun japanned any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 1
  • noun japanned work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 1
  • noun japanned Japans, a variety of decorative motifs or patterns derived from Asian sources, used on English porcelain of the 18th and 19th centuries. 1
  • adjective japanned of or relating to japan. 1
  • verb with object japanned to varnish with japan; lacquer. 1
  • verb with object japanned to coat with any material that gives a hard, black gloss. 1

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Origin of japanned

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; special use of Japan

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Japanned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

japanned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

japanned usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for japanned

noun japanned

  • painted — reproduced or represented in paint: a painted image.
  • glazed — having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.
  • varnished — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
  • finished — ended or completed.
  • glossed — Having a gloss.

verb japanned

  • gilded — covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color.
  • adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
  • coated — covered with an outer layer, film, etc
  • covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.
  • decorated — (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.

Antonyms for japanned

verb japanned

  • dulled — Simple past tense and past participle of dull.
  • revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • stripped — having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed: trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
  • uncovered — having no cover or covering.

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