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pincases

pincases is the plural of pincase.

Meaning of pincase

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

Questions about pincases

What is pincases the plural of?
Pincases is the plural of pincase.

Words near pincases in the dictionary

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

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