tweezer-casen.

Forms: Also 1600s tueser-, 1700s tweaser-, twiser-, twitzer-.

Etymology: < tweezers n.) + case n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtweezer-case.

A case in which tweezers and other small instruments are carried; an etui or ‘tweeze’.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for small objects or instruments

etui1611

tweeze1622

puppeta1625

tweezer1654

tweezer-case1686

twee1690

bubble-boy1727

nécessaire1800

poppeta1903

caddy1976

1686 London Gaz. No. 2122/4 A round Tueser Case of Tortoise-shell.

1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. (1709) 229 We..lay as close..as Herrings in a Barrel, or Tools in a Tweezer-Case.

1709–10 R. Steele Tatler No. 142. ⁋5 His Tweezer-Cases are incomparable: You shall have one not much bigger than your Finger, with 17 several Instruments in it.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses i. 7 Ladies, hung about with Toys and Trinkets, Twiser Cases [etc.].

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. xvi. 297 My lady..pulled out a large pin, or rather..a bodkin, from her tweezer-case.

1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. xvii. 177 Writing pads, tweezer cases, shaving sets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tweezer-case
释义	tweezer-casen. Forms: Also 1600s tueser-, 1700s tweaser-, twiser-, twitzer-. Etymology: < tweezers n.) + case n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtweezer-case. A case in which tweezers and other small instruments are carried; an etui or ‘tweeze’. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for small objects or instruments etui1611 tweeze1622 puppeta1625 tweezer1654 tweezer-case1686 twee1690 bubble-boy1727 nécessaire1800 poppeta1903 caddy1976 1686 London Gaz. No. 2122/4 A round Tueser Case of Tortoise-shell. 1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. (1709) 229 We..lay as close..as Herrings in a Barrel, or Tools in a Tweezer-Case. 1709–10 R. Steele Tatler No. 142. ⁋5 His Tweezer-Cases are incomparable: You shall have one not much bigger than your Finger, with 17 several Instruments in it. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses i. 7 Ladies, hung about with Toys and Trinkets, Twiser Cases [etc.]. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. xvi. 297 My lady..pulled out a large pin, or rather..a bodkin, from her tweezer-case. 1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. xvii. 177 Writing pads, tweezer cases, shaving sets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1686
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