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patch box

patch box noun: a fancy box, generally with a mirror under the lid, for holding artificial beauty spots, or patches, worn on the face.

Noun

patch box (plural patch boxes)

  1. (historical) A fancy box, generally with a mirror under the lid, for holding artificial beauty spots, or patches, worn on the face.
  2. A lidded container fitted to a gun to hold the cloth patches used when shooting round shot.

Forms of patch box

pluralpatch boxes
alternative formpatch-box
alternative formpatchbox

Questions about patch box

What does patch box mean?
Patch box means a fancy box, generally with a mirror under the lid, for holding artificial beauty spots, or patches, worn on the face.
What part of speech is patch box?
Patch box is a noun.
What is the plural of patch box?
The plural of patch box is patch boxes.

Words near patch box in the dictionary

  1. patballer
  2. patballers
  3. patch
  4. patch bay
  5. patch bays
  6. patch box
  7. patch boxes
  8. patch clamp
  9. patch clamps
  10. patch file
  11. patch files

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