| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| netsuke |
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| SYLLABICATION: | net·su·ke |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n t s -k  |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Japanese.
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