Mirror plate - Kagamiita

Japanese: 鏡板 - かがみいた

〘noun〙① A nesting board with a flat surface. Used for ceilings, doors, and waist panels. [Revised and Enlarged Japanese English Forest Collection (1886)]② A paneling that is hung at the rear of a Noh stage. Usually depicts an old pine tree. This pine tree is said to be modeled after the Yogo pine tree at Kasuga Shrine in Nara. *Shoo Shinji Noh Hyōban (1653), Okina: "When I stood on the kagami-itai as I ascended the Satemaku."③ A piece of horse equipment. A metal fitting attached to both ends of a bridle to prevent the bit from coming off and to attach it to the mask. A kagami - itai for a bridle. ④ A single board at the top, bottom, or both front and back ends of a cylindrical vessel such as a round boiler or pressure vessel.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 表面が平らな入れ子板。天井、戸、腰羽目などに用いるもの。〔改正増補和英語林集成（1886）〕② 能舞台のうしろ正面に張る羽目板。普通、老松を描く。この松は奈良春日神社の影向(ようごう)の松をかたどったものといわれる。※承応神事能評判（1653）翁「さてまくを上るみぎりに、鏡板に立たる時」③ 馬具の一つ。銜(はみ)がはずれるのを防ぎ、面掛(おもがい)に取り付けるために轡(くつわ)の両端につける金具。轡鏡板。④ 丸ボイラー、圧力容器などの円筒形容器の天地または前後両端部の一枚板。

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