netsukes

Meaning of netsukes

noun

A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.

Information about netsukes

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of netsukes is: netsuke.
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Hyphenation of netsukes

net-sukes

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • netsukes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with netsukes

ukes, bukes, rebukes, sambukes, cukes, archdukes, dukes, Jukes, jukes, Lukes, Mamelukes, craigflukes, flukes, mamelukes, antinukes, nukes, poukes, pukes, perukes, yukes

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