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surimono

surimono noun: a kind of Japanese woodblock print, privately commissioned for special occasions such as the New Year.

Noun

surimono (plural surimonos or surimono)

  1. A kind of Japanese woodblock print, privately commissioned for special occasions such as the New Year.
    • She has also been the curator of several museum exhibitions on Japanese art, including one in 1995 at the Phoenix Art Museum showing Frank Lloyd Wright ’s collection of surimono, privately published woodblock prints.2007 September 21, Wendy Moonan, “Optimistic Dealer Decides to Gamble on Japanese Art”, in New York Times

Forms of surimono

pluralsurimonos
pluralsurimono

Origin of surimono

Japanese 摺物, literally "printed thing".

Questions about surimono

What does surimono mean?
Surimono means a kind of Japanese woodblock print, privately commissioned for special occasions such as the New Year.
What part of speech is surimono?
Surimono is a noun.
What is the plural of surimono?
The plural of surimono is surimonos.

Words near surimono in the dictionary

  1. surikat
  2. surikats
  3. surili
  4. surilis
  5. surimi
  6. surimono
  7. surimonos
  8. Surin
  9. Surin.
  10. surinabant
  11. Surinam

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