English Explanatory Dictionary

Mishima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slip inlay style of ceramic pottery adopted from Korea, probably in the 16th century.

Word forms

Mishima

Etymology

Named either after the Japanese island of Mishima, where the original pottery was transported from Korea, or after a radiating character of almanacs made in Mishima, Japan.

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