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Small Japanese receptacle
Answer for the clue "Small Japanese receptacle ", 4 letters:
inro
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Word definitions for inro in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inro \In"ro\, n. [Jap. inr[=o]; in seal + r[=o] box.] A small closed receptacle or set of receptacles of hard material, as lacquered wood, iron, bronze, or ivory, used by the Japanese to hold medicines, perfumes, and the like, and carried in the girdle. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a small decorative box, hung from the sash of a kimono, for holding small objects
Usage examples of inro.
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In the moment that she jumped the couch she had heard the snick of the bolt driving a round inro the barrel chamber as Mesquita pressed the release stud.