matryoshka
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9.8
- noun
- /məˈtrjoʊʃkə/
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matrioshka
- Anther pointed to her new Matryoshka, and Katya nodded, meaning he could play with it.
- matryoshka doll
- set of matryoshka
- matryoshka nesting
Examples
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I sold Matryoshka dolls, not vegetables.
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It's a special kind of doll called a Matryoshka, and it comes from Russia.
Fiction book (1993) -
He had asked to play with the smallest Matryoshka in her collection.
Fiction book (1996) -
When I was a kid, I used to play with Matryoshka dolls way before I pretended to sell them on a street corner.
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Lucy sat on the floor just outside the circle of light from my desk lamp, carefully prying apart the halves of a matryoshka doll while I read Pop's letter.
Fiction book (1997) -
Six wooden dolls (this matryoshka was the deluxe model) marched across the polished parquet floor, top halves in one row, bottoms in the other.
Fiction book (1997) -
The beautiful matryoshka dolls are often used as decorative items in homes around the world.
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She carefully opened the matryoshka doll to reveal smaller dolls nested inside.
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During her trip to Russia, she bought a colorful set of matryoshka dolls as a souvenir.
Synonyms
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3.7
A set of wooden dolls in different sizes that fit one inside another
How Nested
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9.8
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Matryoshka comes from a Russian woman's name Matryona, which is linked to the word 'mother'. The wooden dolls are made to fit one inside another like a mother with children, and that image is why the name was used for these nesting toys.