/ Dictionary / Index N netsuke: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ne•tsu•ke Pronunciation: (net'skē, -skā Japn. ne'ts&oobreve&sylpke'), [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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. net silk netted melon Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eccentric Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language