pouncet box

[ poun-sit ]

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noun

pouncet box

/ ˈpaʊnsɪt /

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1590–1600; pounce ² or pounce ³ + -et

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C16 pouncet, perhaps alteration of pounced punched, perforated; see pounce ¹

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Mine own beauteous pouncet box, with the forget-me-nots in turquoises round each little hole.

As to the coming of the agate and the pouncet box, the minds of the boys were very hazy.

Sir Robert, a silver pouncet-box (a kind of vinaigrette) filled with scent.

The archbishop shrugged his shoulders, and applied to his nostrils a small pouncet-box of dainty essences.

The old eyes brightened o'er the pouncet-box, Remembering loves, and brawls, and mains of cocks.

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