castanets
n . 响板,(用硬木或象牙制成的
响板,(用硬木或象牙制成的
castanets n 1 :
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 [
synonym : {
bones },
{
castanets }, {
clappers }, {
finger cymbals }]
Castanets \
Cas "
ta *
nets \,
n .
pl . [
F .
castagnettes ,
Sp .
casta [~
n ]
etas ,
fr .
L .
castanea (
Sp .
casta [~
n ]
a )
a chestnut .
So named from the resemblance to two chestnuts ,
or because chestnuts were first used for castanets .
See {
Chestnut }.]
Two small ,
concave shells of ivory or hard wood ,
shaped like spoons ,
fastened to the thumb ,
and beaten together with the middle finger ; --
used by the Spaniards and Moors as an accompaniment to their dance and guitars .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The singular ,
castanet ,
is used of one of the pair ,
or ,
sometimes ,
of the pair forming the instrument .
[
1913 Webster ]
The dancer ,
holding a castanet in each hand ,
rattles them to the motion of his feet . --
Moore (
Encyc .
of Music ).
[
1913 Webster ]
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "
castanets ":
battery ,
bells ,
bones ,
celesta ,
chime ,
chimes ,
clappers ,
crash cymbal ,
cymbals ,
finger cymbals ,
gamelan ,
glockenspiel ,
gong ,
handbells ,
idiophone ,
lyra ,
maraca ,
marimba ,
metallophone ,
orchestral bells ,
percussion ,
percussion instrument ,
percussions ,
percussive ,
rattle ,
rattlebones ,
sizzler ,
snappers ,
tam -
tam ,
tintinnabula ,
tonitruone ,
triangle ,
tubular bells ,
vibes ,
vibraphone ,
xylophone
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