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inros

inros is the plural of inro.

Meaning of inro

Noun

inro (plural inro or inros)

  1. A small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects.
    • Tonkotsu are distinguished from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines.1979, Raymond Bushell, The Inrō Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inrō, and Lacquer, page 141

Questions about inros

What is inros the plural of?
Inros is the plural of inro.

Words near inros in the dictionary

  1. inrollment
  2. inrollments
  3. inrolls
  4. inrolment
  5. inrolments
  6. inros
  7. inrounded
  8. inrounding
  9. inrun
  10. inrunning
  11. inrunnings

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