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Varnishes Ottos Agreed To Put On Slates Crossword Clue

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noun

• lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

• a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

• lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

• a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

verb

• coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

31%7 Covering a surface with slates or tiles
noun

• thin layers of rock used for roofing

• a severely critical attack

• the act of laying slates for a roof

31%12 Commonly found in schists and slates
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