noun
Meaning 1
Decorative items coated with lacquer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: japan
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lacquerware
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈlakəwɛː/
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noun
Meaning 2
a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work, piece of work
Narrower terms: japan
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lacquer Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English lacquerware From lacquer + -ware.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: ယွန်း (ywan:) — decorative items coated with lacquer
- Burmese: ယွန်းထည် (ywan:htany) — decorative items coated with lacquer
- Chinese Mandarin: 漆器 (qīqì) — decorative items coated with lacquer
- Dutch: lakwerk — decorative items coated with lacquer
- Finnish: lakkatyö — decorative items coated with lacquer
- Japanese: 漆器 (shikki) — decorative items coated with lacquer
- Polish: lakierowane wyroby — decorative items coated with lacquer
- Thai: เครื่องเขิน — decorative items coated with lacquer
- Ukrainian: лако́вані ви́роби (lakóvani výroby) — decorative items coated with lacquer