urushin.
/uːˈruːʃi//ᵿˈruːʃi/ The Japanese lacquer tree, Rhus verniciflua; also, Japan lacquer, used for coating Japan ware.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > japanning and varnishing > [noun] > japan or lacquer
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1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. i. ix. 114 The Urusi or Varnish-Tree is another of the noblest and most useful Trees of this country.
1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 590/2 The varnish tree is of several kinds, and the Urushi tree growing in Japan..supplies, it is said, a finer gum than any other of the same species.
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Urushi,..Japanese lacquer; varnish.
1965 W. Swaan Japanese Lantern x. 120 Lacquer is made from the sap of the urushi or lac tree.
1983 New Scientist 21 Apr. 149/1 Far Eastern lacquer, or urushi, is a poisonous exudate from the stems of the lacquer tree, or varnish sumach.., which can be tapped like those of rubber trees.
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