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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
1880–85; < Japn, equiv. to ne root + tsuke (earlier tuke(y) attach
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| 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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