snuffbox

American  

[snuhf-boks] / ˈsnʌfˌbɒks /

noun

1. a box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket.

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snuffbox British  

/ ˈsnʌfˌbɒks /

noun

1. a container, often of elaborate ornamental design, for holding small quantities of snuff

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Etymology

Origin of snuffbox

First recorded in 1680–90; snuff ¹ + box ¹

Example Sentences

In the books, this is the rather difficult art of changing one thing into another — a mouse into a snuffbox or a hedgehog into a pincushion.

From New York Times

That is in part due to the nearly 200 works on display, including paintings, snuffboxes, swords and samples of the sumptuously embroidered costumes worn by eminent guests.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ambassador to France, was set to return home, King Louis XVI presented him with a snuffbox decorated with a diamond-encrusted painting of the king.

From The New Yorker

The Continental Congress in 1786 had consented, after a debate, to Franklin keeping the snuffbox, as it had earlier with a similar gift to envoy Arthur Lee.

From Salon

Type “gutta-percha” into the eBay search box and you will discover its ubiquity: photograph frames, brooches, buttons, snuffboxes, inkstands, statues and so on.

From Time