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makimono

(mä′ki mō′nō)

noun

a Japanese art scroll with pictures or calligraphy intended to be held in the hands and unrolled from right to left while being examined

See makimono in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ma·ki·mo·nos

A horizontal Japanese decorative scroll featuring pictures or calligraphy.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese, scroll

Origin: : maki, rolled

Origin: + mono, thing

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