Lacquerware

//ˈlakəwɛː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Decorative items coated with lacquer. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals wordnet

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"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."

Etymology

From lacquer + -ware.

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