Paganini

Paganini

English

Etymology

Italian [Term?]

Noun

Paganini (plural Paganinis)

1. (film) One of a set of blocks for raising the height of a person or equipment.
   • 1993, Daniel Meadows, Set pieces: being about film stills mostly (page 42)

     Hannah King stands on 'paganinis' (wooden blocks) to embrace Patrick Ryecart […]

   • 2009, Tony Bill, Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set (page 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.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ɡaˈni.ni/
• Rhymes: -ini
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ga‧nì‧ni

Proper noun

Paganini m or f by sense

1. a surname

   Niccolò Paganini, Italian composer and violinist

Derived terms

• Paganini non ripete
• Paganinian