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n. - A decorative work made of wood and covered with a glossy coating and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Next stop was the sumptuous lacquerware work area.
  • “That box is a fine example of old lacquerware from Zacatecas.”
  • Large lacquerware trays, some painted, some inlaid, decorated the ocher walls.
  • Ceramics, bamboo, lacquerware -- these are quintessentially Japanese materials.
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