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sentoku noun. E20.
[Japanese, abbreviation of sentokudoki, from sentoku (from Chinese Hsuan-te) + doki vessel.]
Orig., a Chinese bronze produced during the reign (1426-35) of Emperor Hsuan-te (Pinyin Xuan-de) of the Ming dynasty. Later, a golden-yellow Japanese bronze vessel made after the Chinese fashion; the metal itself.