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vanity case

American  

noun

  1. a small luggage bag or case for holding cosmetics or toiletries.


Etymology

Origin of vanity case

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Other items being sold include a silver plate looted from Napoleon's carriage after his 1815 defeat at Waterloo and a wooden vanity case he owned, with razors, a silver toothbrush, scissors and other belongings.

From BBC

It was “wrapped in plastic and concealed in the lining of a vanity case.”

From Washington Times

But one installation in particular provoked some Muslim schoolteachers from Belgium on a recent visit - a Louis Vuitton vanity case holding a mock bomb, creation of U.S. artist Gregory Green.

From Washington Times

But one installation in particular provoked some Muslim schoolteachers from Belgium on a recent visit — a Louis Vuitton vanity case holding a mock bomb, creation of U.S. artist Gregory Green.

From Seattle Times

Later, you’ll open your vanity case and take a trip on the light fantastic—but right at this moment you’re grateful for your little dog.

From The New Yorker