KAKEMONO

Kakemono

(noun) a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kakemono (plural kakemono or kakemonos)

(arts) A vertical Japanese scroll painting

Source: Wiktionary



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30 January 2025

HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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