Example sentences from the Web for castanets

Castanets are also sometimes used in military bands and are then specially constructed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4|Various
She said that the castanets have always been a power for good.
The Little Spanish Dancer|Madeline Brandeis
She hummed a tune to herself, rattling a pair of castanets slightly now and then.
Within the Tides|Joseph Conrad
Oh, then, it must have been the magic of the castanets that brought us all this good fortune, Grandfather!
The Little Spanish Dancer|Madeline Brandeis

She stamped her foot now, and the castanets were sharp, exasperated.
The Bright Shawl|Joseph Hergesheimer

castanets

/ (ˌkæstəˈnɛts) /

pl n

curved pieces of hollow wood, usually held between the fingers and thumb and made to click together: used esp by Spanish dancers

Word Origin for castanets

C17 castanet, from Spanish castañeta, diminutive of castaña chestnut

Words nearby castanets

cast adrift, Castagno, Castalia, Castaneda, castanet, castanets, castaway, cast back, cast brace, cast doubt on, cast down

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	castanets
释义	Example sentences from the Web for castanets Castanets are also sometimes used in military bands and are then specially constructed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4\|Various She said that the castanets have always been a power for good. The Little Spanish Dancer\|Madeline Brandeis She hummed a tune to herself, rattling a pair of castanets slightly now and then. Within the Tides\|Joseph Conrad Oh, then, it must have been the magic of the castanets that brought us all this good fortune, Grandfather! The Little Spanish Dancer\|Madeline Brandeis She stamped her foot now, and the castanets were sharp, exasperated. The Bright Shawl\|Joseph Hergesheimer castanets / (ˌkæstəˈnɛts) / pl n curved pieces of hollow wood, usually held between the fingers and thumb and made to click together: used esp by Spanish dancers Word Origin for castanets C17 castanet, from Spanish castañeta, diminutive of castaña chestnut Words nearby castanets cast adrift, Castagno, Castalia, Castaneda, castanet, castanets, castaway, cast back, cast brace, cast doubt on, cast down 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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