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Netsukes - 2 dictionary results

ne⋅tsu⋅ke

[net-skee, -skey; Japn. ne-tsoo-ke]
–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:
1880–85; < Japn, equiv. to ne root + tsuke (earlier tuke(y) attach
net·su·ke   (nět'sə-kē')   
n.   pl. netsuke or net·su·kes
A small toggle, often in the form of a carved ivory or wood figure, used to secure a purse or container suspended on a cord from the sash of a kimono.

[Japanese.]
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