Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of pottery anciently made in Japan, imitating tortoise-shell, or veined with green, yellow, and brown.

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Examples

  • Akita, adj. basho cho ama beddo chonin amado bekko chorogi Amagasaki, adj. bekko-ware Chosenese, adj. amanori betto chu Amaterasu biwa Daibutsu Amidism Bizen ware daikon Amidist black mist daimiate Amidist, adj.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 1 1982

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