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japan
(mass) | Japan
- Japonsko |
japan
(encz) | japan,lakovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
japan
(encz) | japan,lakovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
japan
(encz) | Japan,Japonsko n: [zem.] |
Japan
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\ (j[.a]*p[a^]n"), n. [From Japan, the country.]
Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the
varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
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Japan
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\ (j[.a]*p[a^]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Japanned
(j[.a]*p[a^]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Japanning.]
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1. To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the
manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
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2. To give a glossy black to, as shoes. [R.] --Gay.
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japan
(wn) | Japan
n 1: a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia
extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the
western Pacific Ocean [syn: Japan, Japanese Islands,
Japanese Archipelago]
2: a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago;
a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and
ship building [syn: Japan, Nippon, Nihon]
3: lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner
with a glossy durable black lacquer
4: lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from
the orient
v 1: coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan |
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japan
(mass) | Japan
- Japonsko |
japanese
(mass) | Japanese
- japonský, Japonec, japonský jazyk |
russojapanese
(mass) | Russo-Japanese
- Rusko-japonský |
imperial japanese morning glory
(encz) | imperial Japanese morning glory, n: |
japan
(encz) | japan,lakovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožjapan,lakovat v: Zdeněk BrožJapan,Japonsko n: [zem.] |
japan cedar
(encz) | Japan cedar, |
japan clover
(encz) | japan clover, n: |
japan tallow
(encz) | Japan tallow, |
japan wax
(encz) | Japan wax, |
japanese
(encz) | Japanese,Japonci Zdeněk BrožJapanese,Japonec webJapanese,japonský adj: Japanese,japonština n: |
japanese barberry
(encz) | Japanese barberry, |
japanese beetle
(encz) | Japanese beetle,malý zelený brouk Zdeněk Brož |
japanese cedar
(encz) | Japanese cedar, |
japanese cherry
(encz) | Japanese cherry, |
japanese chestnut
(encz) | Japanese chestnut, |
japanese clover
(encz) | japanese clover, n: |
japanese crab
(encz) | Japanese crab, |
japanese honeysuckle
(encz) | Japanese honeysuckle, |
japanese ivy
(encz) | Japanese ivy, |
japanese leaf
(encz) | Japanese leaf, |
japanese maple
(encz) | Japanese maple, |
japanese persimmon
(encz) | Japanese persimmon, |
japanese quince
(encz) | Japanese quince, |
japanese spurge
(encz) | Japanese spurge, |
japanese yew
(encz) | Japanese yew, |
japanese-speaking
(encz) | Japanese-speaking, adj: |
japanization
(encz) | Japanization,japonizace n: Zdeněk Brož |
japanizations
(encz) | Japanizations,japonizace pl. Zdeněk Brož |
japanize
(encz) | Japanize,japonizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
japanized
(encz) | Japanized,japonizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
japanizes
(encz) | Japanizes,japonizuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
japanizing
(encz) | Japanizing,japonizující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
u.s.-japan industry and technology management training
(czen) | U.S.-Japan Industry and Technology Management Training,JITMT[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Japan allspice
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan black
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan camphor
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan clover
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan current
(gcide) | Japan current \Japan current\
A branch of the equatorial current of the Pacific, washing
the eastern coast of Formosa and thence flowing northeastward
past Japan and merging into the easterly drift of the North
Pacific; -- called also Kuro-Siwo, or Black Stream, in
allusion to the deep blue of its water. It is similar in may
ways to the Gulf Stream.
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Japan earth
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan globeflower
(gcide) | Globeflower \Globe"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europ[ae]us), found
in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing
handsome globe-shaped flowers.
(b) The American plant Trollius laxus.
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Japan globeflower. See Corchorus.
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Japan ink
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan lacquer
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan medlar
(gcide) | Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F.
n['e]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. ?, ?. Cf.
Naseberry.]
A tree of the genus Mespilus (Mespilus Germanica); also,
the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small
apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh
is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun
to decay.
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Japan medlar (Bot.), the loquat. See Loquat.
Neapolitan medlar (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree ({Crataegus
Azarolus}); also, its fruit.
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Japan pea
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japan quince
(gcide) | Quince \Quince\ (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne,
coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince
tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ?
Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. Quiddany.]
1. The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the
same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple,
but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has
hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely
used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.
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2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub.
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Japan quince (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia
Japonica}, formerly Pyrus Japonica) and its very
fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy
flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is
much grown for ornament.
Quince curculio (Zool.), a small gray and yellow curculio
(Conotrachelus crat[ae]gi) whose larva lives in quinces.
Quince tree (Bot.), the small tree (Cydonia vulgaris)
which produces the quince.
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Japan varnish
(gcide) | Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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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, or Japan pea (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.
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Japanese
(gcide) | Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.
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1. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people
of Japan.
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2. sing. The language of the people of Japan, called in the
Japanese language nihongo.
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Japanese ivy
(gcide) | Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. Ivies. [AS. [imac]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,
ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Hedera (Hedera helix), common in
Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and
mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the
berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees
by rootlike fibers.
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Direct
The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton.
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Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton.
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American ivy. (Bot.) See Virginia creeper.
English ivy (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy
proper (Hedera helix).
German ivy (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent
stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of
Senecio (Senecio scandens).
Ground ivy. (Bot.) Gill (Nepeta Glechoma).
Ivy bush. (Bot.) See Mountain laurel, under Mountain.
Ivy owl (Zool.), the barn owl.
Ivy tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.
Japanese ivy (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis
tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper.
Poison ivy (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus
Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and
greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the
touch for most persons.
To pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one
can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
West Indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus
Marcgravia.
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Japanese persimmon
(gcide) | Persimmon \Per*sim"mon\, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.)
An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit,
found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in
appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has
been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and
nutritious.
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Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow
edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but
contains a few large seeds.
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Japanese wax
(gcide) | Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
vosk'.]
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1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed
by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually
called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of
pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,
being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened
and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
(constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
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2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance. Specifically:
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(a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
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(b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
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(c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
their thread.
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(d) (Zool.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
See Wax insect, below.
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(e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
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(f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
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(g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
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(h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
ester derivatives.
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Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. {Rhus
succedanea}.
Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
(f), above.
Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
Wax insect (Zool.), any one of several species of scale
insects belonging to the family Coccidae, which secrete
from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the
Chinese wax insect (Coccus Sinensis) from which a large
amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called
also pela.
Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
Wax moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose
larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries
among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings
streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is
yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee
moth}.
Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
Wax palm. (Bot.)
(a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
excellent candles.
(b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young
leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
secretion.
Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
other ingredients.
Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
(a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
(b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
fleshy leaves.
(c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
Wax tree (Bot.)
(a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
substance resembling white wax.
(b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
berries of which yield a sort of wax.
(c) A rubiaceous tree (Elaeagia utilis) of New Grenada,
called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."
Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
beeswax.
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Japanned
(gcide) | Japanned \Ja*panned"\, a.
Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner.
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Japanned leather,leather treated with coatings of Japan
varnish, and dried in a stove. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]Japan \Ja*pan"\ (j[.a]*p[a^]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Japanned
(j[.a]*p[a^]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Japanning.]
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1. To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the
manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
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2. To give a glossy black to, as shoes. [R.] --Gay.
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Japanned leather
(gcide) | Japanned \Ja*panned"\, a.
Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner.
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Japanned leather,leather treated with coatings of Japan
varnish, and dried in a stove. --Knight.
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Japanner
(gcide) | Japanner \Ja*pan"ner\, n.
1. One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one
skilled in the art.
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2. A bootblack. [R.]
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Japanning
(gcide) | Japanning \Ja*pan"ning\, n.
The art or act of varnishing in the Japanese manner.
[1913 Webster]Japan \Ja*pan"\ (j[.a]*p[a^]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Japanned
(j[.a]*p[a^]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Japanning.]
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1. To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the
manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
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2. To give a glossy black to, as shoes. [R.] --Gay.
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Japannish
(gcide) | Japannish \Ja*pan"nish\, a.
After the manner of the Japanese; resembling japanned
articles. --Carlyle.
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bank of japan
(wn) | Bank of Japan
n 1: the central bank of Japan |
capital of japan
(wn) | capital of Japan
n 1: the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and
cultural center of Japan [syn: Tokyo, Tokio, Yeddo,
Yedo, Edo, Japanese capital, capital of Japan] |
chino-japanese war
(wn) | Chino-Japanese War
n 1: a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the
control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly
defeated at Port Arthur [syn: Chino-Japanese War, {Sino-
Japanese War}] |
imperial japanese morning glory
(wn) | imperial Japanese morning glory
n 1: hybrid from Ipomoea nil [syn: {imperial Japanese morning
glory}, Ipomoea imperialis] |
japan
(wn) | Japan
n 1: a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia
extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the
western Pacific Ocean [syn: Japan, Japanese Islands,
Japanese Archipelago]
2: a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago;
a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and
ship building [syn: Japan, Nippon, Nihon]
3: lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner
with a glossy durable black lacquer
4: lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from
the orient
v 1: coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan |
japan allspice
(wn) | Japan allspice
n 1: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow
flowers [syn: Japan allspice, Japanese allspice,
winter sweet, Chimonanthus praecox] |
japan bittersweet
(wn) | Japan bittersweet
n 1: ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with
a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America [syn:
Japanese bittersweet, Japan bittersweet, {oriental
bittersweet}, Celastrus orbiculatus, {Celastric
articulatus}] |
japan cedar
(wn) | Japan cedar
n 1: tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft
wood [syn: Japanese cedar, Japan cedar, sugi,
Cryptomeria japonica] |
japan clover
(wn) | japan clover
n 1: an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
[syn: japanese clover, japan clover, jap clover,
Lespedeza striata] |
japan current
(wn) | Japan current
n 1: a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the
coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean [syn: {Japan
current}, Kuroshio current, Kuroshio] |
japan tallow
(wn) | Japan tallow
n 1: a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
[syn: Japan wax, Japan tallow] |
japan trench
(wn) | Japan Trench
n 1: a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the
northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet |
japan wax
(wn) | Japan wax
n 1: a yellow wax obtained from sumac berries; used in polishes
[syn: Japan wax, Japan tallow] |
japanese
(wn) | Japanese
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its
people or their culture or language; "the Japanese
Emperor"; "Japanese cars" [syn: Japanese, Nipponese]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Japan [syn: Japanese,
Nipponese]
2: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the
Japanese |
japanese allspice
(wn) | Japanese allspice
n 1: deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow
flowers [syn: Japan allspice, Japanese allspice,
winter sweet, Chimonanthus praecox] |
japanese andromeda
(wn) | Japanese andromeda
n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and
drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: andromeda,
Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, {Pieris
japonica}] |
japanese angelica tree
(wn) | Japanese angelica tree
n 1: deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree;
adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {Japanese
angelica tree}, Aralia elata] |
japanese apricot
(wn) | Japanese apricot
n 1: Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink
blossoms and small yellow fruits [syn: Japanese apricot,
mei, Prunus mume] |
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