Etymology

mokume-gane

Today it means: A mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns. Full definition →

Japanese 木目金
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  1. Japanese · derived from木目金
  2. English todaymokume-gane

Japanese 木目金, literally "woodgrain metal".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.