J. P. Morgan
         n 1: United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
               [syn: {Morgan}, {J. P. Morgan}, {John Pierpont Morgan}]

English Dictionary: J. P. Morgan	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.       Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that       country; as, Japan ware.          {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan             ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina             allspice.          {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or             varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in             naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --             called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply             {Japan}.          {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or             Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called             borneol or Borneo camphor.          {Japan clover}, [or] {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant             ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for             fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about             1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it             was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}.                      {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}.          {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black             when dry.          {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of             the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the             poison sumac.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Japanner \Ja*pan"ner\, n.       1. One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one             skilled in the art.          2. A bootblack. [R.]