"furoshiki" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: furoshiki [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 風呂(ふろ)敷(しき) (furoshiki). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|風呂%敷|ふろ%しき}} 風呂(ふろ)敷(しき) (furoshiki) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|furoshiki}} furoshiki (countable and uncountable, plural furoshiki)
  1. (countable) A traditional Japanese wrapping-cloth, used for clothes, gifts etc. Tags: countable Translations (a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth): 包袱布 (bāofúbù) (Chinese Mandarin), (bǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), furoshiki [masculine] (French), 風呂敷 (furoshiki) (alt: ふろしき) (Japanese), 후로시키 (hurosiki) (Korean), 보자기 (bojagi) (Korean), фуро́сики (furósiki) [feminine, masculine, neuter] (Russian), фуроси́ки (furosíki) [feminine, masculine, neuter] (Russian)
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  2. (uncountable) The art of wrapping in this kind of cloth. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-furoshiki-en-noun-nIIlWORN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bojagi
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