lacquerware

See also: lacquer-ware

English

Alternative forms

• lacquer-ware

Etymology

From lacquer +‎ -ware.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlakəwɛː/

Noun

lacquerware (countable and uncountable, plural lacquerwares)

1. Decorative items coated with lacquer.

   Synonym: japan

   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 356:

     Domestic demand from middling as well as noble audiences for exotic semi-luxury imports such as cotton goods, porcelain and lacquer-ware was strong enough to stimulate moves towards import substitution.

Translations

decorative items coated with lacquer

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Burmese: ယွန်း (my) (ywan:), ယွန်းထည် (my) (ywan:htany) Chinese: Mandarin: 漆器 (zh) (qīqì) Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: lakwerk (nl) n Finnish: lakkatyö Hungarian: please add this translation if you can Japanese: 漆器 (ja) (しっき, shikki) Polish: lakierowane wyroby m Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Thai: เครื่องเขิน (th) Ukrainian: лако́вані ви́роби (lakóvani výroby)