Definition of Castanet

1. n. See Castanets.

Definition of Castanet

1. Noun. (musical instruments) A single handheld percussion instrument, from of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by string. ''Normally not used in singular.'' ¹

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Definition of Castanet

1. a rhythm instrument [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Castanet

cast of characters
cast off
cast on
cast one's vote
cast out
cast out nines
cast pearls before swine
cast the first stone
cast up
cast up one's accounts
castabilities
castability
castable
castanea
castaneous
castanet (current term)
castanetist
castanetists
castanets
castaway
castaway(a)
castaways
caste
caste-ridden
caste system
casted
casted off
casteism
casteisms

Literary usage of Castanet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rivers, Canals and Ports: Bibliographic Notes Giving the List of the by Jean Pradelle (1908)
"... 7, 8 et 9 juillet 1906 ; compte rendu des travaux, actes et résolutions- du Congrès. Bergerac, ¡mpr. castanet, 1906, in-8°, 480 p. ..."

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