chopsticks

[ chop-stiks ]

/ ˈtʃɒpˌstɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

a harmonically and melodically simple waltz for piano played typically with the forefinger of each hand and sometimes having an accompanying part for a second player.

Origin of chopsticks

1890–95; perhaps after chopstick from the way the fingers are held

Words nearby chopsticks

choppy, chops, chop shop, chopsteak, chopstick, chopsticks, chop stroke, chop suey, choragus, choral, chorale

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Example sentences from the Web for chopsticks

Our table manners require us to use two hands to perform with less dexterity what chopsticks can do with only one.
The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’|Bee Wilson|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Get your chopsticks out for these amazing Asian recipes that are perfect for your next themed dinner party.
What to Eat: Japanese Small Plates|Cookstr.com|May 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She also told him that Edith and her Herr were playing a sort of chopsticks together in the drawing-room.
Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2|Edward Frederic Benson
How people manage to eat rice with chopsticks will always be a mystery to me.
Appearances|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

Each feaster was provided with a pair of chopsticks and two small sheets of brown paper with which to wipe them after each course.
Life and sport in China|Oliver G. Ready
Cheo-tsin invented the chopsticks, and Woo-wong founded the Tchow dynasty.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama|E. Cobham Brewer
They were taken all over Tokyo, ate with chopsticks, lived through a little earthquake, and did as the Japanese did generally.
Famous Flyers|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for chopsticks

chopsticks

/ (ˈtʃɒpstɪks) /

pl n

a pair of thin sticks, of ivory, wood, etc, used as eating utensils by the Chinese, Japanese, and other people of East Asia

Word Origin for chopsticks

C17: from pidgin English, from chop quick, of Chinese dialect origin + stick 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chopsticks
释义	chopsticks [ chop-stiks ] / ˈtʃɒpˌstɪks / noun (used with a singular verb) a harmonically and melodically simple waltz for piano played typically with the forefinger of each hand and sometimes having an accompanying part for a second player. Origin of chopsticks 1890–95; perhaps after chopstick from the way the fingers are held Words nearby chopsticks choppy, chops, chop shop, chopsteak, chopstick, chopsticks, chop stroke, chop suey, choragus, choral, chorale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chopsticks Our table manners require us to use two hands to perform with less dexterity what chopsticks can do with only one. The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’\|Bee Wilson\|October 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Get your chopsticks out for these amazing Asian recipes that are perfect for your next themed dinner party. What to Eat: Japanese Small Plates\|Cookstr.com\|May 18, 2010\|DAILY BEAST She also told him that Edith and her Herr were playing a sort of chopsticks together in the drawing-room. Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2\|Edward Frederic Benson How people manage to eat rice with chopsticks will always be a mystery to me. Appearances\|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson Each feaster was provided with a pair of chopsticks and two small sheets of brown paper with which to wipe them after each course. Life and sport in China\|Oliver G. Ready Cheo-tsin invented the chopsticks, and Woo-wong founded the Tchow dynasty. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama\|E. Cobham Brewer They were taken all over Tokyo, ate with chopsticks, lived through a little earthquake, and did as the Japanese did generally. Famous Flyers\|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) British Dictionary definitions for chopsticks chopsticks / (ˈtʃɒpstɪks) / pl n a pair of thin sticks, of ivory, wood, etc, used as eating utensils by the Chinese, Japanese, and other people of East Asia Word Origin for chopsticks C17: from pidgin English, from chop quick, of Chinese dialect origin + stick 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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