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单词 inro
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Definition of inro in English:

inro

nounPlural inros ˈɪnrəʊˈinrō
  • An ornamental box with compartments for items such as seals and medicines, worn suspended from a girdle as part of traditional Japanese dress.

    印笼(日本传统服饰中挂于腰带上的小盒子,内有小格,可装印章、药品等)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was fastened by a sash and personal items were carried in small containers known as inro, which hung from the sash, secured by toggles - netsuke.
    • But the emphasis of his artistic and artisan production was on painted screens and on all kinds of lacquerware utensils - inro, boxes, cups, panels and screens.
    • These ornaments were originally made to provide a way to secure tobacco cases, purses, or inro (medicine containers), which fashionable Japanese men suspended on silk cords at their waists starting about 1700.
    • Metalwork and sword fittings are also displayed alongside examples of inro, which is a sectional case or box worn suspended from the obi by a cord on which the netsuke serves as a toggle.
    • Wearing inro and netsuke became a part of the past for the upper classes and samurai.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Japanese inrō, from in 'seal' + 'basket'.

Definition of inro in US English:

inro

nounˈinrō
  • An ornamental box with compartments for items such as seals and medicines, worn suspended from a waist sash as part of traditional Japanese dress.

    印笼(日本传统服饰中挂于腰带上的小盒子,内有小格,可装印章、药品等)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These ornaments were originally made to provide a way to secure tobacco cases, purses, or inro (medicine containers), which fashionable Japanese men suspended on silk cords at their waists starting about 1700.
    • Metalwork and sword fittings are also displayed alongside examples of inro, which is a sectional case or box worn suspended from the obi by a cord on which the netsuke serves as a toggle.
    • But the emphasis of his artistic and artisan production was on painted screens and on all kinds of lacquerware utensils - inro, boxes, cups, panels and screens.
    • Wearing inro and netsuke became a part of the past for the upper classes and samurai.
    • It was fastened by a sash and personal items were carried in small containers known as inro, which hung from the sash, secured by toggles - netsuke.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Japanese inrō, from in ‘seal’ + rō ‘basket’.

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