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lacquerware

/ˈlakəwɛː/

lacquerware noun: decorative items coated with lacquer.

Noun

lacquerware (countable and uncountable, plural lacquerwares)

  1. Decorative items coated with lacquer.
    • 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.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 356
    Synonyms:
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lacquerware meaning in Thai and Myanmar

lacquerware in Thai

decorative items coated with lacquer
เครื่องเขิน

lacquerware in Myanmar

decorative items coated with lacquer
ယွန်း ywan:, ယွန်းထည် ywan:htany

Synonyms of lacquerware

Forms of lacquerware

plurallacquerwares
alternative formlacquer-ware

Origin of lacquerware

From lacquer + -ware.

Questions about lacquerware

What does lacquerware mean?
Lacquerware means decorative items coated with lacquer.
What is lacquerware in Thai?
Lacquerware in Thai is เครื่องเขิน. See Lacquerware meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is lacquerware?
Lacquerware is a noun.
How do you pronounce lacquerware?
Lacquerware is pronounced /ˈlakəwɛː/ (UK).
What is the plural of lacquerware?
The plural of lacquerware is lacquerwares.

Words near lacquerware in the dictionary

  1. lacqueristas
  2. lacquerists
  3. lacquerless
  4. lacquerlike
  5. lacquers
  6. lacquerware
  7. lacquerwares
  8. lacquerwork
  9. lacquerworks
  10. lacquey
  11. lacqueyed

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