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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Japanese.]

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  • Gold lacquer, lacquer with a gold-dust surface (called nashi-ji), and lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl were increasingly used.

    A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886

  • Hi hefyd fyddai'r ffigwr Llafur fyddai'n gallu darbwyllo pleidleiswyr craidd y blaid nad rhyw gynllwyn 'nashi' oedd y refferendwm.

    BBC Blog Network 2009

  • Russia is having trouble with people wanting putin out. they have nashi.. they ahve a lot of skin heads beating up people… and the mob and kgb guys steal anything you bring there… my freind who has an electronics firm had his two cars taken the day they were shipped… they later just took his company.

    Liberal fascism rising 2010

  • Anyway, I had the South Island John Dory on spiced butternut risotto and sauteed cavolo nero with wee-bee, Pecorino, nashi pear and macademia salad.

    In search of the best fish in Auckland Jerine 2009

  • Take the slices of nashi and press them vertically into the batter.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Haalo 2009

  • Take the slices of nashi and press them vertically into the batter.

    Almond and Nashi Cakes Haalo 2009

  • Anyway, I had the South Island John Dory on spiced butternut risotto and sauteed cavolo nero with wee-bee, Pecorino, nashi pear and macademia salad.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Jerine 2009

  • When compared to traditional European Pears, you'll find that nashi have a crisp flesh yet are juicy and refreshing.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Haalo 2009

  • When compared to traditional European Pears, you'll find that nashi have a crisp flesh yet are juicy and refreshing.

    Almond and Nashi Cakes Haalo 2009

  • No dessert was offered, but refreshing slices of nashi pear drizzled with lime juice rounded off the evening perfectly.

    At My Table 2008

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