Shinano cloth - Shinano cloth

Japanese: 信濃布 - しなのぬの

〘Noun〙 A cloth made by bleaching the bark of linden trees, which are grown in Shinano Province (Nagano Prefecture) and elsewhere, splitting it into thin threads, and weaving it. The cloth has a rough texture and a glossy finish, and is a little reddish-black in color. It was also used as a stipend, donation, and money for recitation. Shinanuno . ※Engishiki (927) 30 "All the chief magistrates and the various offices of the tax office were given _one Shinanuno cloth _as _{their stipend} ." ※Uji Shui (around 1221) 15 "A monk of great stature , who looked like a demon, wore Shinanuno cloth as his robe."

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Japanese:

〘名〙信濃国（長野県）などで産するシナノキの皮をさらして、細く糸に割いて織った布。布目あらく艷があり、色はやや赤く黒みがある。祿、布施、諷誦の料としても用いられた。科布(しなぬの)。※延喜式（927）三〇「凡大政官並出納諸司季祿布、以_二信濃布_一給_レ之」※宇治拾遺（1221頃）一五「長(たけ)高き僧の、鬼のごとくなるが、信濃布を衣にき」

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