Japan \Ja*pan"\ (j[.a]*p[a^]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Japanned} (j[.a]*p[a^]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Japanning}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a glossy black to, as shoes. [R.] --Gay. [1913 Webster]
Japanned \Ja*panned"\, a. Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner. [1913 Webster] {Japanned leather},leather treated with coatings of Japan varnish, and dried in a stove. --Knight. [1913 Webster]