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shakdo

shakdo is the alternative spelling of shakudo.

Meaning of shakudo

Noun

shakudo (uncountable)

  1. A billon of gold and copper that can be treated to form a dark indigo patina resembling lacquer.
    • The recipe for shakudo is unknown; each Japanese metalsmith had his own secret recipe.2024 May 16, Jill Newman, “When Form(s) Follows Function”, in The New York Times

Questions about shakdo

What is shakdo the alternative spelling of?
Shakdo is the alternative spelling of shakudo.

Words near shakdo in the dictionary

  1. Shakarian
  2. Shakarians
  3. Shakaryan
  4. Shakaryans
  5. shakas
  6. shakdo
  7. shake
  8. shake 'n bake
  9. shake 'n' bake
  10. shake a cloth in the wind
  11. shake a leg

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