A Japanese form of (esp. gold or silver) lacquer or lacquerware.

A varnish of exceptional hardness, which originally came from Japan. The name is now extended to other varnishes of a like sort, esp. to (a) a…

Applied to various kinds of resinous varnish, capable of taking a hard polish, used in Japan, China, Burma (Myanmar), and India for coating…

The Japanese lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua; also, Japan lacquer, used for coating Japan ware.

The action of japanning or varnishing with japan; the material used in japanning, japan. Also attributive.

A lacquer or varnish used in the eighteenth century by the French brothers Étienne, Guillaume, Julien, and Robert Martin and their contemporaries on…

A Japanese lacquer containing gold or silver flakes. Also: the technique of decorating with this lacquer.