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to grate

woodblock printer

impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric

type of noh costume

folded book

Rare term

method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials

coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner

sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface

Rare term

coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner

to drag; to trail; to pull along the ground; to lug

to force (someone) along; to drag (along)

to prolong; to drag out

Usu. in the passive

to influence; to persuade; to entice; to lure

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to make one's way through

to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

handrail; railing; banister

to drag out

to drag in; to pull in

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

rustling of clothes

rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

to limp; to drag one's feet

to wear out

to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into

to drag down; to pull down

to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

to print

to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

to press against; to push against; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person)

to rub (something) onto; to wipe onto; to smear with; to brush on

Dated term

to strike (a match)

to rub together

to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust