紋

もん【紋】

⇒ もんしょう

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もん【紋】

1 〔定紋(_{じょうもん})〕 a (family) crest; 〔紋章〕 a coat of arms; (armorial) bearings.

●書き[染め, 縫い]紋 a hand-drawn [dyed, embroidered] (family) crest.

●紋地 the field

・紋散らしの closely dotted with one's crests.

●紋がついている bear a crest.

●五つ紋の羽織 a short coat for kimono with five crests.

●紋をつける put a crest 《on a coat》.

2 〔模様〕 figures.

●このチョウの羽根には黒い紋がある. There are black spots on the wings of this butterfly.

紋板 【紡織】 a lag.

紋うつり contact of printing.

紋羽二重 figured habutae silk cloth.