"japan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒəˈpæn/ Audio: en-us-japan.ogg [US] Forms: japans [plural]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Japan, due to this varnishing process being an imitation of East Asian processes. Sense “to ordain” in reference to the black clothes worn by the clergy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Japan}} Japan Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} japan (countable and uncountable, plural japans)
  1. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-japan-en-noun-DUOOT7Dr
  2. Lacquerware. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-japan-en-noun--MlDjgj4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 70 5 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 67 6 22

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒəˈpæn/ Audio: en-us-japan.ogg [US] Forms: japans [present, singular, third-person], japanning [participle, present], japanned [participle, past], japanned [past]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Japan, due to this varnishing process being an imitation of East Asian processes. Sense “to ordain” in reference to the black clothes worn by the clergy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Japan}} Japan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} japan (third-person singular simple present japans, present participle japanning, simple past and past participle japanned)
  1. (transitive) To varnish with japan. Tags: transitive Translations (to varnish with japan): japan (Dutch), japon [masculine] (French), seapán (Irish), jepang (Javanese), ruğan vurmaq (Ottoman Turkish), japanera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-japan-en-verb-FLJu34kA Disambiguation of 'to varnish with japan': 98 2
  2. (UK, slang, transitive, obsolete, religion) To ordain. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-japan-en-verb-xyFS~bhm Categories (other): British English Topics: lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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