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pouncet box

pouncet box is the alternative form of pouncet-box.

Meaning of pouncet-box

Noun

pouncet-box (plural pouncet-boxes)

  1. (historical) A box with a perforated lid, used to contain pounce or perfume.
    • Carrying a pouncet-box was a common custom among the upper classes in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Forms of pouncet box

pluralpouncet boxes

Questions about pouncet box

What is pouncet box the alternative form of?
Pouncet box is the alternative form of pouncet-box.

Words near pouncet box in the dictionary

  1. pouncehugs
  2. pouncer
  3. pouncers
  4. pounces
  5. pouncet
  6. pouncet box
  7. pouncet boxes
  8. pouncet-box
  9. pouncet-boxes
  10. pouncets
  11. pouncewort

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