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单词 pouncet box
释义

pouncet box

[ poun-sit ]
/ ˈpaʊn sɪt /

noun

a small perfume box with a perforated lid.

Origin of pouncet box

1590–1600; pounce2 or pounce3 + -et

Words nearby pouncet box

poulter's measure, poultice, poultry, poultryman, pounce, pouncet box, pound, poundage, poundal, pound cake, pound cost averaging
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Example sentences from the Web for pouncet box

  • He came with some plea of bringing a pouncet-box from her, but I wager it was as a spy.

    The Chaplet of Pearls|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for pouncet box

pouncet box
/ (ˈpaʊnsɪt) /

noun

a box with a perforated top used for containing perfume

Word Origin for pouncet box

C16 pouncet, perhaps alteration of pounced punched, perforated; see pounce 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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