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Paganini
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English
Etymology
From en it Paganini.
Noun
en film One of a set of blocks for raising the height of a person or equipment.
en 1993 Daniel Meadows Set pieces: being about film stills mostly 42 Hannah King stands on 'paganinis' (wooden blocks) to embrace Patrick Ryecart
en 2009 Tony Bill Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set 113 a small wedge of wood used to hold open doors and level furniture on the set. Usually carried by the stagehands, standby carpenters, etc., its use is more precise than Paganinis.
Italian
Pronunciation
Paganìni
Proper noun
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Niccolò Paganini, Italian composer and violinist
Derived terms
it Paganini non ripete
Paganinian