Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pieces of gold or silver paper made into the shape of ingots of silver, and burned by the Chinese at funerals and before the shrines of certain of their gods.
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Examples
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They burnt joss-paper; sounded their gongs, and received us with such showers of stones, hot-water, long pikes, and one or two well-directed shots that we hauled off to try the effect of our guns, sorry though we were to do it, for it was sure to bring the
Great Pirate Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897
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On such occasions, with sober faces and trembling hands, they prepare pieces of joss-paper
Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Maturin Murray Ballou 1857
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On such occasions they prepared pieces of joss-paper, bearing some Chinese characters, and cast them overboard to appease the presumed anger of the special gods who control the sea.
Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Maturin Murray Ballou 1857
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