shoji

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Then the shoji were thrown open; and they looked down upon Nagasaki It was a scene of sheer enchantment.

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  1. noun A translucent screen consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used as a sliding door or partition in a Japanese house.

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  • "From there Doc said, "Monk, take the other side of the house He headed for the screen Chapter VIII THE screen was a shoji, an outside screen covered with white paper as a substitute for glass windows. —  140 - Jiu San
  • DIY paper 'shoji' style lamp made from recycled materials for under £5 —  Ecofriend
  • A set of shoji (sliding paper doors) open on to the main room, where guests sleep communally on futons. —  Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk
  • So still was the place that the caged cricket hanging from the eaves of Umč's distant room beat time like an elfin metronome Two of the four walls of the guest-room were of shoji, a lattice covered with translucent rice-paper. —  The Dragon Painter
  • All her fusuma and shoji were closed. —  The Dragon Painter
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  1. Japanese shōji : shō, barrier, screen (from Middle Chinese tsiang) + ji, seed, n. suff. (from Middle Chinese tsz).

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