Inro

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inro \In"ro\, n. [Jap. inr[=o]; in seal + r[=o] box.]
     A small closed receptacle or set of receptacles of hard
     material, as lacquered wood, iron, bronze, or ivory, used by
     the Japanese to hold medicines, perfumes, and the like, and
     carried in the girdle. It is usually secured by a silk cord
     by which the wearer may grasp it, which cord passes through


     an ornamental button or knob called a netsuke.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]