inron.

/ˈɪnrəʊ/

Etymology: Japanese, < Chinese yin seal + lung basket.

An ornamental nest of boxes, connected by a thin cord, made of lacquer, ivory, or the like, in which seals, medicines, and other necessaries can be carried, formerly worn by the Japanese at the girdle.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > containing others > ornamental nest of boxes

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1617 W. Adams Let. 10 Nov. in Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan (1898) 26 207 Your Inro or metsin boxe Skinro told me he would sent it me from Meaco.

1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 228/2 Gilded pictures of wave, sky, cloud, field, and house, seen on box and tray, inro and scroll.

1894 G. B. Goode Catal. Oriental Objects of Art 6 An ivory inro, inlaid with parrots in mother-o'-pearl.

1911 Connoisseur Mar. 209/2 Among the objets d'art most associated with old Japan are the inro, or little medicine cases which the Japanese used invariably to carry about with them.

1960 Times 2 Jan. 9/4 Since these garments [sc. kimonos] were without pockets, the Japanese carried such belongings as ink, seals, and medicines in lacquer boxes called inros.

1971 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Aug. 998/5 The variety and wit of the subjects used in inrō decoration defy description.

1972 Country Life 30 Nov. 1500/1 Carved netsuke—the Japanese toggles by which the inro was prevented from falling from the belt.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	inro
释义	inron. /ˈɪnrəʊ/ Etymology: Japanese, < Chinese yin seal + lung basket. An ornamental nest of boxes, connected by a thin cord, made of lacquer, ivory, or the like, in which seals, medicines, and other necessaries can be carried, formerly worn by the Japanese at the girdle. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > containing others > ornamental nest of boxes inro1617 1617 W. Adams Let. 10 Nov. in Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan (1898) 26 207 Your Inro or metsin boxe Skinro told me he would sent it me from Meaco. 1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 228/2 Gilded pictures of wave, sky, cloud, field, and house, seen on box and tray, inro and scroll. 1894 G. B. Goode Catal. Oriental Objects of Art 6 An ivory inro, inlaid with parrots in mother-o'-pearl. 1911 Connoisseur Mar. 209/2 Among the objets d'art most associated with old Japan are the inro, or little medicine cases which the Japanese used invariably to carry about with them. 1960 Times 2 Jan. 9/4 Since these garments [sc. kimonos] were without pockets, the Japanese carried such belongings as ink, seals, and medicines in lacquer boxes called inros. 1971 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Aug. 998/5 The variety and wit of the subjects used in inrō decoration defy description. 1972 Country Life 30 Nov. 1500/1 Carved netsuke—the Japanese toggles by which the inro was prevented from falling from the belt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1617
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