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pouncet box

[ poun-sit ]

noun

  1. a small perfume box with a perforated lid.


pouncet box

/ ˈpaʊnsɪt /

noun

  1. a box with a perforated top used for containing perfume
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of pouncet box1

1590–1600; pounce 2 or pounce 3 + -et
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pouncet box1

C16 pouncet, perhaps alteration of pounced punched, perforated; see pounce 1
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Example Sentences

Mine own beauteous pouncet box, with the forget-me-nots in turquoises round each little hole.

As to the coming of the agate and the pouncet box, the minds of the boys were very hazy.

Sir Robert, a silver pouncet-box (a kind of vinaigrette) filled with scent.

The archbishop shrugged his shoulders, and applied to his nostrils a small pouncet-box of dainty essences.

The old eyes brightened o'er the pouncet-box, Remembering loves, and brawls, and mains of cocks.

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