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dressing case

American

noun

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

dressing case British

noun

(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

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dressing case

She crossed the room as she spoke, bent over a dressing case, and came back with a tray of sparkling newly set jewels.

From The Diamond Coterie by Lynch, Lawrence L.

"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

Haverford's cheque was locked up in her dressing case.

From Capricious Caroline by Rowlands, Effie Adelaide

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

Beside a mossy rock lay her dressing case smashed open, its mirror, brushes, and vials trampled into the mud.

From Sacrifice by Whitman, Stephen French

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