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kakemono

(kä′kə mō′nō)

noun pl. kakemonos

a Japanese hanging or scroll of silk or paper with an inscription or picture on it and rollers at the top and bottom

Origin: Jpn < kake, to hang + mono, thing

See kakemono in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ka·ke·mo·nos

A vertical Japanese scroll painting.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese

Origin: : kakeru, to hang

Origin: + mono, object

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