japanned leather

Leather treated with sev eral coats of Japan-varnish and dried in a stove. ja-păn-ner, s. [Eng. Japan; -er.] 1. One whose busine is to japan wares. 2. A shoeblack. ja-păn'-ning, pr. par., a. & 8. [JAPAN, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The art of coating wood, metal, or paper with a thick coat of hard, brilliant varnish. It originated in Japan. Ja-păn'-nish, a . [Eng. Japan ; -ish.] Of or pertaining to Japan; resembling Japanese art or wares. *Jāpe, v. i . & t . [Etym. doubtful, but probably the same as GAB (q. v.).] A. In trans.: To jest, to play tricks, to amuse one's self. B. Trans.: To mock, to deride, to cheat. jāpe, s. [JAPE, v.] A jest, a trick, a joke. *jāpēr, s. [Eng. jap (e); -er .] A jester, a buffoon, a trickster, a deceiver. *jāpēr-, *jāp-er-iě, s . [Eng.jape; -ry.] Jesting, buffoonery, trickery. *Jă-pět-1-dæ, s . pl . [From Japhet, one of the sons of Noah.] Anthrop.: Dr. Latham's name for one of the three great divisions into which he divides the family of Man, the others being the Mongol ide and Atlantide. The Japetide comprise those nations also known as Indo-European (q. v.). Jă-phět-ic, a. [Eng. Japhet; ic.] Of, pertaining to, or descended from Japhet. Ja-pon-Ic (1), a. [Mod. Lat. Japonicus =of or belonging to Japan.] Japonic-province, s . Zool. & Geol.: A province of shells. It embraces the Japanese Islands and the Corea. (S. P. Wood ward: Mollusca .) Ja-pon-Ic (2), a. [Lat. ( terra ) japonica =Japan earth (q. v.).] (See compound.) IMG:content-0102.png:[blocks in formation] in thick folds. Called also the Masked Pig. Japan-varnish, s. [JAPAN, 8., 2.] Japan-varnish tree: Stag maria verniciflua . IMG:content-0103.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0104.png:[blocks in formation] habitants. B. As substantive: 1. A native or inhabitant of Japan. 2. The language spoken in Japan. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; very soluble in alkalies, from which it is precipitated by acids. With potash it forms a black salt, which produces black precipitates with metallic solutions.