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ne•tsu•ke
Pronunciation: (net'skē, -skā; Japn. ne'tsoo-ke'), [key]—
n.
(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.
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