LACQUERWARE

lacquerware

(noun) a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lacquerware (countable and uncountable, plural lacquerwares)

Decorative items coated with lacquer.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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