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washi
Word definitions for washi in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A tough paper used in traditional Japanese art forms.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
is a style of paper that was first made in Japan . Washi is commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub ( Edgeworthia chrysantha ), or the paper mulberry , but also can be made using bamboo , hemp , rice , and wheat . ...
Usage examples of washi.
What in fact he had made was a hito washi, what some ninja called "the human eagle.
Nicholas shuddered inwardly, remembering the trembling flight on the hito washi, the ruffling of his tattered clothes like pinfeathers, the rush of the night against his face, the fear that the inconstant wind might die in midgust, sending him diving hard against stands of bamboo.