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japan definition

ja·pan (jə pan′)

noun

  1. a lacquer or varnish giving a hard, glossy finish
  2. a liquid mixture used as a paint drier
    also japan drier
  3. objects decorated and lacquered in the Japanese style

Etymology: orig. from Japan

transitive verb japanned -·panned′, japanning -·pan′·ning

to varnish or lacquer with or as with japan
Japan definition

Ja·pan (jə pan′)

  1. island country in the Pacific, off the E coast of Asia, including Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, & many smaller islands: 145,841 sq mi (377,727 sq km); pop. 123,612,000; cap. Tokyo
  2. arm of the Pacific, between Japan & E Asia: 391,100 sq mi (1,012,945 sq km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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