A small case, typically ornamental, for holding needles, cosmetic instruments, and other personal articles. Formerly also: a case for surgical…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for small objects or instruments (10) etui1611 A small case, typically ornamental, for holding needles, cosmetic instruments, and other personal articles. Formerly also: a case for surgical… tweeze1622 A case of small instruments, an etui; also plural instruments kept or carried about in a small case. Occasionally a pair (= set) of tweezes. puppeta1625 = poppet, n. 6. Obsolete. rare. tweezer1654 A case of small instruments; an etui, a tweezer-case. Obsolete. tweezer-case1686 A case in which tweezers and other small instruments are carried; an etui or ‘tweeze’. twee1690 = tweeze, n. bubble-boy1727 A case for tweezers or other small instruments; an etui. nécessaire1800 A small case, sometimes ornamental, for personal articles such as pencils, scissors, tweezers, cosmetics, etc. poppeta1903 A cylindrical case for pins and needles, pencils, etc. Cf. pin poppet n. at pin, n.1 compounds 2. Now historical. caddy1976 gen. A storage container for objects (usually small) in everyday use. |
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