(n) evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand, Syn.genus Castanopsis
n. pl. [ F. castagnettes, Sp. castañetas, fr. L. castanea (Sp. castaña) 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 ]
☞ 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 ]
n. a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; found in southeastern U.S. and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand. Syn. -- genus Castanopsis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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