Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small perfume box with a perforated top.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pounce-box .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps alteration of *pounced-box, from pounce.]
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