单词 | japanning |
释义 | japanningn. The action of japanning or varnishing with japan; the material used in japanning, japan. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > japanning and varnishing > [noun] lacquer-work1669 japanning1688 lacquering1688 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > japanning and varnishing > [noun] > japan or lacquer maki-e1616 Japan1688 lacquer1697 urushi1727 japanningc1817 vernis martin1877 nashiji1880 1688 G. Parker & J. Stalker (title) A treatise of japaning and varnishing. 1714 J. Gay Trivia ii. 166 And aids with soot the new japanning art. 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator (1748) IV. 47 We have them copied in painting, in japanning, and in embroidery. 1757 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 462 On the water is a Chinese vessel..as..gay as carving, gilding, and japanning can make it. c1817 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches VI. 93 Covered with pitch or black japanning. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 94/2 Japanning is the art of producing a highly varnished surface on wood, metal, or other hard substance, sometimes of one colour only, but more commonly figured and ornamented. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1688 |
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