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ka⋅ke⋅mo⋅no

  [kah-kuh-moh-noh; Japn. kah-ke-maw-naw]
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–noun, plural -nos, -no.
a vertical hanging scroll containing either text or a painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled when not in use.
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Origin:
1885–90; < Japn, equiv. to kake(y) to hang (see kakebuton ) + mono thing
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ka·ke·mo·no   (kä'kə-mō'nō)   
n.   pl. ka·ke·mo·nos
A vertical Japanese scroll painting.

[Japanese : kakeru, to hang + mono, object.]
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