inro

I1N1R1O1

noun

A small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects.

OriginJapanese 印籠 →
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Meanings

nouninro (plural inro or inros)

plural inros

  1. A small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects.

    Tonkotsu are distinguished from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines.

    1979, Raymond Bushell, The Inrō Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inrō, and Lacquer, page 141

Origin

  1. Japanese印籠
  2. Englishinro

From Japanese 印籠 (inrō).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ironnoirNiroOrinnoriRionInorroin
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Chicago

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