netsuke

[ net-skee, -skey; Japanese ne-tsoo-ke ]

/ ˈnɛt ski, -skeɪ; Japanese ˈnɛ tsʊˈkɛ /

noun

(in Japanese art) a small figure of ivory, wood, metal, or ceramic, originally used as a buttonlike fixture on a man's sash, from which small personal belongings were hung.

Origin of netsuke

1880–85; <Japanese, equivalent to ne root + tsuke (earlier tuke(y) attach

Words nearby netsuke

net realizable value, Netrebko, netroot, netroots, netspeak, netsuke, nett, netted melon, nettie, Nettilling Lake, netting

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Example sentences from the Web for netsuke

The netsuke has, of course, no place in this form of the tabako-ire.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
In order to suspend this from the girdle there was employed a kind of button or toggle—the netsuke.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various
The netsuke and the pipe, with all that pertained to it, were for the commoners what the sword-hilt and guard were for the gentry.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for netsuke

netsuke

/ (ˈnɛtsʊkɪ) /

noun

(in Japan) a carved toggle, esp of wood or ivory, originally used to tether a medicine box, purse, etc, worn dangling from the waist

Word Origin for netsuke

C19: from Japanese

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	netsuke
释义	netsuke [ net-skee, -skey; Japanese ne-tsoo-ke ] / ˈnɛt ski, -skeɪ; Japanese ˈnɛ tsʊˈkɛ / noun (in Japanese art) a small figure of ivory, wood, metal, or ceramic, originally used as a buttonlike fixture on a man's sash, from which small personal belongings were hung. Origin of netsuke 1880–85; <Japanese, equivalent to ne root + tsuke (earlier tuke(y) attach Words nearby netsuke net realizable value, Netrebko, netroot, netroots, netspeak, netsuke, nett, netted melon, nettie, Nettilling Lake, netting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for netsuke The netsuke has, of course, no place in this form of the tabako-ire. The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2\|Elizabeth Bisland In order to suspend this from the girdle there was employed a kind of button or toggle—the netsuke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various The netsuke and the pipe, with all that pertained to it, were for the commoners what the sword-hilt and guard were for the gentry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for netsuke netsuke / (ˈnɛtsʊkɪ) / noun (in Japan) a carved toggle, esp of wood or ivory, originally used to tether a medicine box, purse, etc, worn dangling from the waist Word Origin for netsuke C19: from Japanese Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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