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Word of the Day 12/21/22 Netsuke
Netsuke (noun)
netsuke [ net-skee, -skey; Japanese ne-tsoo-ke ]
noun
1. (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; < Japanese, equivalent to ne root + tsuke (earlier tuke(y) attach
HOW TO USE NETSUKE IN A SENTENCE
Look at this little netsuke, or inro, or sword-guard, and follow the workman as you admire each detail of the execution.
AN ARTIST'S LETTERS FROM JAPAN|JOHN LA FARGE
Japanese Netsuke (tiny carvings of exquisite skill representing comical men, women, and children) are famous the world over.
EVOLUTION OF THE JAPANESE, SOCIAL AND PSYCHIC|SIDNEY L. GULICK
The netsuke has, of course, no place in this form of the tabako-ire.
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF LAFCADIO HEARN, VOLUME 2|ELIZABETH BISLAND
Japanese Netsuke and Scandinavian bone carvings are other stimulating, if more remote, fields.
POTTERY, FOR ARTISTS CRAFTSMEN & TEACHERS|GEORGE J. COX
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
netsuke [ net-skee, -skey; Japanese ne-tsoo-ke ]
noun
1. (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; < Japanese, equivalent to ne root + tsuke (earlier tuke(y) attach
HOW TO USE NETSUKE IN A SENTENCE
Look at this little netsuke, or inro, or sword-guard, and follow the workman as you admire each detail of the execution.
AN ARTIST'S LETTERS FROM JAPAN|JOHN LA FARGE
Japanese Netsuke (tiny carvings of exquisite skill representing comical men, women, and children) are famous the world over.
EVOLUTION OF THE JAPANESE, SOCIAL AND PSYCHIC|SIDNEY L. GULICK
The netsuke has, of course, no place in this form of the tabako-ire.
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF LAFCADIO HEARN, VOLUME 2|ELIZABETH BISLAND
Japanese Netsuke and Scandinavian bone carvings are other stimulating, if more remote, fields.
POTTERY, FOR ARTISTS CRAFTSMEN & TEACHERS|GEORGE J. COX
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.