japan

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. özel isim A country in East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo.

   “Nolan: You do know Japan have expressed concern? Douglas: What, the whole country? Nolan: No, not the whole... Mr Yamamoto. Douglas: He's important, isn't he? Nolan: He's the major shareholder.”

2. özel isim An archipelago of East Asia; in full, Japanese archipelago.
3. isim A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
4. isim Lacquerware.
5. fiil To varnish (something) with japan.

   “Among other monstrosities in this lumber room was a largeish black japanned box, excellently and ingeniously made some sixty or seventy years ago, and fitted with every imaginable object.”

6. fiil To ordain (someone).

   “Jack, hearing that I was in this part of the world, sent me a very hearty letter, informing me, that he had been double-japanned (as he called it) about a year ago, and was the present incumbent of — […]”