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netsuke
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net·su·ke  (nts-k)
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.]

netsuke [ˈnɛtsʊkɪ]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) (in Japan) a carved toggle, esp of wood or ivory, originally used to tether a medicine box, purse, etc., worn dangling from the waist
[from Japanese]


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