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

There were two wide beds in it; but each girl had her own dressing case and her locker and closet There were four windows and two study tables.

From Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box by Emerson, Alice B.

There were half a dozen stains on the front of the dressing case, and some of it had congealed thickly on the brass facing of the lock.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.

"Where is it now?" asked Plume, tugging at the strap of a dressing case and laying it open on the broad window-seat.

From An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier by Remington, Frederic

He takes from his pocket a bunch of keys, and, selecting one of the smallest, unlocks a drawer of his dressing case.

From The Diamond Coterie by Lynch, Lawrence L.

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