skippet

American  

[skip-it] / ˈskɪp ɪt /

noun

1. a small, round box for protecting an official or personal seal, as on a document.

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skippet British  

/ ˈskɪpɪt /

noun

1. a small round box for preserving a document or seal

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Etymology

Origin of skippet

First recorded in 1350–1400, skippet is from the Middle English word skipet. See skip ³, -et

Example Sentences

Another kind of receptacle for records was a small turned box, called a "skippet," and another was the "hanaper," or hamper, a basket made of twigs or wicker-work.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by Carvalho, David Nunes