lacquerware

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From lacquer +‎ -ware.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈlakəwɛː/

Noun [edit]

lacquerware (countable and uncountable; plural lacquerwares)

  1. Decorative coated with lacquer.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 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.