dressing case
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dressing case
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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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
And then she unlocked the dressing case, took out her jewels once more, handling them with greatest care.
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
She seized her dressing case and went through its contents.
From Out of the Ashes by Mumford, Ethel Watts
"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
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