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castanet

[ kas-tuh-net ]

noun

  1. either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of castanet1

1640–50; < Spanish ³Š²¹²õ³Ù²¹Ã±±ð³Ù²¹, equivalent to ³Š²¹²õ³Ù²¹Ã± ( a ) chestnut (< Latin castanea ) + -eta diminutive suffix; -et, -ette
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As my colleague Dan Bilefsky reported, the man denied accosting the girl or her mother, telling Castanet, a local online news website, that he only asked an official if the event was coed.

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“I never yelled toward the girl,” he told Castanet.

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Mr. Tesar has denied that he verbally accosted Ms. Starr or her daughter, telling Castanet, a local online news website, that he was watching his granddaughter compete when he noticed another child, who he thought was a boy, in the competition.

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Orpea had a tough 2022, after the publication of a book by journalist Victor Castanet led to much soul-searching over how the elderly are treated in nursing homes in France.

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This follows the publishing early this year of a book by independent journalist Victor Castanet, relating to Orpea.

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