dressing case

American  

noun

1. a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.

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dressing case British  

noun

1. (esp formerly) a box or case fitted with all the toilet articles necessary for dressing oneself, arranging one's hair, etc

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Etymology

Origin of dressing case

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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dressing case

She entered a restaurant, had a small lunch box packed, and leaving her dressing case, she set off down the valley toward the mountains.

From Her Father's Daughter by Stratton-Porter, Gene

He was induced, however, by various fraudulent representations, to limit his contributions to a work-box and dressing case, of each of which he purchased the very largest specimen that could be got for money.

From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles

There was a dressing case I know Bea will keep––it brought me a cool hundred commission––it had just come in.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro

Only on the silver fittings of the dressing case were a monogram—in which the initial "S" was decipherable—and a coronet.

From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Garvice, Charles

"My dear Rosalie," with a wave of the hand taking in both herself and her dressing case, "it is all too strong."

From The Shuttle by Burnett, Frances Hodgson