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1. benish, n. View full entry 1797
...An outer garment of cloth with very full sleeves....
2. dorje, n. View full entry 1882
...A representation of a thunderbolt in the form of a short double trident or sceptre, held by lamas during prayers....
3. dso, n. View full entry 1882
...See quot....
4. eleme, n. View full entry 1879
...attrib. in eleme figs, a kind of dried figs from Turkey....
5. feng-shui, n. View full entry 1797
...In Chinese mythology, a system of spirit influences, good and evil, which inhabit the natural features of landscapes; hence, a kind of geomancy for dealing with these influences in determining sites for...
6. ikbal, n. View full entry 1910
...A member of the harem of an Ottoman Sultan....
7. k'ai shu, n. View full entry 1876
...The standard calligraphic script used for the Chinese language, developed during the Later Han dynasty (a.d. 23–220) as a simplified form of the official li-shu script. Also as...
8. Kara-Kirghiz, n. View full entry 1879
...= Kyrgyz...
9. ken, n.4 View full entry 1882
...A prefecture; one of the territorial divisions of Japan....
10. li shu, n. View full entry 1824
...An ancient Chinese calligraphic script developed during the Han dynasty (206 b.c.–a.d. 200) and widely adopted for official and educational purposes. Cf. k'ai shu...
11. Mien, n.3 and adj. View full entry 1902
...A mountain-dwelling people of Vietnam; = Yaoa....
12. Min, adj.3 and n.5 View full entry 1902
...Of or relating to the district of Min in Fujian province in south-eastern China or to the group of Chinese dialects spoken there....
13. Qin, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1790
...A Chinese dynasty, founded by Qin Shi Huang (259210 b.c.), which was the first to establish rule over a united China; the era of this dynasty's rule,...
14. Qing, n. and adj. View full entry 1790
...A Chinese dynasty of Manchu emperors which ruled from 1644 until 1912, when it was overthrown by the Chinese Revolution; the era of this dynasty's rule....
15. renminbi, n. View full entry 1957
...(The name of) the system of currency of the People's Republic of China, introduced in 1948 and having the yuan as its principal unit. Abbrev. RMB....
16. sentoku, n. View full entry 1902
...Originally, a Chinese bronze produced during the era (142635) of Emperor Hsüan of the Ming Dynasty; later, a golden-yellow Japanese bronze vessel made after the Chinese fashion; the bronze...
17. sewamono, n. View full entry 1911
...In Japanese kabuki and bunraku theatre: a domestic drama or melodrama....
18. shor, n. View full entry 1888
...In Turkistan, an elongated saline depression in desert sand....
19. shosagoto, n. View full entry 1911
...In Japanese Kabuki drama: a dance play; a mime performed to music....
20. somon, n. View full entry 1902
...In Mongolia: an administrative division subordinate to the aimag...
