makimono

[mah-kuh-moh-noh; Japn. mah-kee-maw-naw]

ma·ki·mo·no

[mah-kuh-moh-noh; Japn. mah-kee-maw-naw]
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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Makimono is always a great word to know.
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