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makimono

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ma⋅ki⋅mo⋅no

  [mah-kuh-moh-noh; Japn. mah-kee-maw-naw]
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–noun, plural -nos, -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; < Japn, equiv. to maki wind + mono thing
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ma·ki·mo·no   (mä'kĭ-mō'nō)   
n.   pl. ma·ki·mo·nos
A horizontal Japanese decorative scroll featuring pictures or calligraphy.

[Japanese, scroll : maki, rolled + mono, thing.]
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