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Chopsticks

Scope note

Thin, tapered sticks, often of wood or ivory, held in one hand between the thumb and fingers and used chiefly in China, Japan, and other Asian countries for food preparation or lifting food to the mouth.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000200657

Broader Terms used

<utensils for consuming food>

Equivalent Terms used

chopstick

Created

13yrs ago

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