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单词 kakemono
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Definition of kakemono in English:

kakemono

nounPlural kakemonos ˌkakɪˈmɒnəʊˌkäkəˈmōnō
  • A Japanese unframed painting made on paper or silk and displayed as a wall hanging.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A kakemono is intended to be displayed vertically as part of the interior decoration of a room.
    • On awakening he found the figure on the kakemono seemed to be alive.
    • The same is true with his collection of kakemono, which are hung, along with other pictures, in some sort of rotation.
    • Rainbows and reptiles at the same time, the compositions rub against each other like kakemonos in a stormy wind.
    • Two kakemono hung in the library of the Ho-o-den, and one hung in Silsbee's dining room.

Origin

Late 19th century: Japanese, from kake- 'hang, suspend' + mono 'thing'.

 
 

Definition of kakemono in US English:

kakemono

nounˌkäkəˈmōnō
  • A Japanese unframed painting made on paper or silk and displayed as a wall hanging.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two kakemono hung in the library of the Ho-o-den, and one hung in Silsbee's dining room.
    • A kakemono is intended to be displayed vertically as part of the interior decoration of a room.
    • On awakening he found the figure on the kakemono seemed to be alive.
    • The same is true with his collection of kakemono, which are hung, along with other pictures, in some sort of rotation.
    • Rainbows and reptiles at the same time, the compositions rub against each other like kakemonos in a stormy wind.

Origin

Late 19th century: Japanese, from kake- ‘hang, suspend’ + mono ‘thing’.

 
 
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