baren
noun
ba·ren
\(ˈ)bä¦ren\
Definition of baren
-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
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Origin and Etymology of baren
probably from Japanese
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