joss : Idioms & Phrases
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Joss house
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noun a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
WordNet
- a Chinese temple or house for the Chinese mode of worship.
Webster 1913
Joss stick
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noun a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese
WordNet
- a reed covered with a paste made of the dust of odoriferous woods, or a cylinder made wholly of the paste; burned by the Chinese before an idol.