shoji screen

sho·ji (sh

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n. pl. shoji or sho·jis

A translucent screen consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used as a sliding door or partition in a Japanese house.

[Japanese shji : sh, barrier, screen (from Middle Chinese tsiang) + ji, seed, n. suff. (from Middle Chinese tsz).]

shoji [ˈʃəʊʒiː -dʒiː]

n pl -ji, -jis

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a rice-paper screen in a sliding wooden frame, used in Japanese houses as a partition

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) any similar screen

[from Japanese, from shō to separate + ji a piece]

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Noun

shoji - a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper

cover, covert, concealment, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"

Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

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Asian textiles, rugs and shoji screen are some of the most popular pieces used for this type of home décor.

Furniture Store New York Mini Style Primer by Mark Michael Ferrer / Home improvement and landscaping community

In the bedroom, a Shoji screen can do wonders and to top it off, aluminum and glass candle holders on a teak tray will complement the look.

Bring the Mystic of the Orient to Your Living Room with Asian Home ... by Alexes Lebeau / Home based business community

At the center of the rotunda is a structural column encased in cherry wood and adorned by a floating frosted fiber-glass ceiling treatment which reflects the look of a Shoji screen.

Horst Design makes Sherwood space picture perfect by Real Estate Weekly

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