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Etui   Listen
noun
etui  n.  A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Etui" Quotes from Famous Books



... fit voir un manteau et une robe noire fort longue, deux pourpoints avec leurs hauts-de-chausses, une de ces ecritoires composees de deux pieces liees par un cordon, et dont le cornet est separe de l'etui ou l'on met les plumes; une main de beau papier blanc un cadenas avec un gros cachet, et de la cire verte; et lorsqu'il nous eut enfin exhibe toutes ses emplettes, Don Raphael lui dit en plaisantant: Vive Dieu! Monsieur Ambroise, il faut ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 • Various

... in her hands two very pretty portfolios for her drawings, and a very fine gold etui. The princess, in receiving them with the lowest curtsey, kissed her hand repeatedly, while the queen gave back her kisses upon ...
— The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay Volume 1 • Madame D'Arblay



Words linked to "Etui" :   bag, pocketbook, handbag, purse



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