japanned

Verb

japan (third-person singular simple present japans, present participle japanning, simple past and past participle japanned)

1. (transitive) To varnish (something) with japan.
   • He fastens his plates by fine srews in any waving or curving lines, and then japans them in all the most varied and beautiful shades.1847, editorial staff, “Veneering Metal Plates”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68
2. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To ordain (someone).
   • Jack, hearing that I was in this part of the world, sent me a very hearty letter, informing me, that he had been double-japanned (as he called it) about a year ago, and was the present incumbent of — […]1826, George Colman, The Connoisseur, page 179

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