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pincase

pincase noun: a case for storing the pins used in needlework.

Noun

pincase (plural pincases)

  1. A case for storing the pins used in needlework.
    • Thy purse and eke thy gay guilt kniues,
      thy pincase gallant to the eie:
      No better wore the Burgesse wiues,
      and yet thou wouldst not loue me.1878 [1584], Clement Robinson, “A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Greensleeues” (stanza 7), in Edward Arber, editor, A Handful of Pleasant Delights

pincase meaning in Tamil

pincase in Tamil

குண்டூசிக்கூடு

Forms of pincase

pluralpincases

Origin of pincase

From pin + case.

Questions about pincase

What does pincase mean?
Pincase means a case for storing the pins used in needlework.
What is pincase in Tamil?
Pincase in Tamil is குண்டூசிக்கூடு. See Pincase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pincase?
Pincase is a noun.
What is the plural of pincase?
The plural of pincase is pincases.

Words near pincase in the dictionary

  1. pinbones
  2. pinboy
  3. pinboys
  4. pinbush wattle
  5. pincainide
  6. pincase
  7. pincases
  8. pince-nez
  9. pince-nezed
  10. pincer
  11. pincer attack

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