–n.
1. a hard, glossy varnish. Black japan is used on wood or metal.
2. articles varnished and ornamented in the Japanese manner.
3. a liquid used to make paint dry faster.
–v.t.
to put japan on; varnish with japan or any similar substance.
╂[< Japan, where the earliest kind came from]
Japan.,
Japanese.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.