baren

noun

ba·​ren

(ˈ)bä¦ren

plural -s

: a pad of twisted cord covered with paper, cloth, and bamboo leaf with which a printmaker transmits pressure typically by rubbing to paper laid on an inked woodcut

Word History

Etymology

probably from Japanese

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