nori

noun

: dried laver seaweed pressed into thin sheets and used especially as a seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi

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The sample menu starts at 250 pounds a person with a taste of an oyster vichyssoise that uses imperial gold caviar, buttermilk and dill; scallops from the Isle of Skye with pumpkin, nori, and pine créme, and a Cornish turbot made with morteau sausage, thyme, black garlic and yellow wine. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 May 2025 Recipe courtesy of Time and Tide For the nori tincture: 20g Nori, 1000ml Everclear. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Once the rice balls are formed, they’re wrapped in sheets of nori. Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025 Colors include crimson, nori green, bronze and black, as well as paisleys, florals and patterns. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nori

Word History

Etymology

Japanese

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nori was in 1892

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“Nori.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nori. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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