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makimono

[ mah-kuh-moh-noh; Japanese mah-kee-maw-naw ]

noun

plural makimonos, makimono.
  1. a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of makimono1

1880–85; < Japanese, equivalent to maki wind + mono thing
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But if you can make it during those hours, you'll find that all 10 of the Makimono rolls, regularly $9 to $17, are half price, and selected cocktails are $10.

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Makimono, mak-i-mō′nō, n. a roll, as of silk, esp. a long picture or writing rolled up and not hung.

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“The closed makimono,” he cryptically retorted, “is the symbol of wisdom.”

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These are the two forms best known under their Japanese names of kakemono and makimono.

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