finger cymbals

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finger cymbals - a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

bones, castanets, clappers

percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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The songs' beats range from Martian-industrial-disco to a simple, arrhythmic smattering of finger cymbals.

Earventure by Marcus, Sara / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

In ``Pasha and Bayadere,'' a photograph of an overlord and dancer, Fenton attached wires from the woman's wrists to the ceiling, which allowed her to pose with her hands over her head while dangling finger cymbals during the length of time it took to get an exposure.

A PIONEER'S PAINTERLY PHOTOGRAPHY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Triangles, tambourines, castanets, small xylophones, finger cymbals, maracas, and drums of all sorts are definitely worth having around the house.

Keeping the beat by Senisi, Ellen Babinec / Mothering

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