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[
mah-k
uh
-
moh
-noh
;
Japn.
mah
-kee-maw-naw
]
ma·ki·mo·no
/
ˌmɑ
kəˈmoʊ
noʊ
;
Japn.
ˈmɑ
kiˌmɔ
nɔ
/
Show Spelled
[
mah-k
uh
-
moh
-noh
;
Japn.
mah
-kee-maw-naw
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
ma·ki·mo·nos,
ma·ki·mo·no.
a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time.
Compare
kakemono
.
Origin:
1880–85;
<
Japanese,
equivalent to
maki
wind +
mono
thing
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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