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puff-box

puff-box noun: a box for holding cosmetic powder, with a puff for applying it.

Noun

puff-box (plural puff-boxes)

  1. (dated) A box for holding cosmetic powder, with a puff for applying it.

Forms of puff-box

pluralpuff-boxes

Questions about puff-box

What does puff-box mean?
Puff-box means a box for holding cosmetic powder, with a puff for applying it.
What part of speech is puff-box?
Puff-box is a noun.
What is the plural of puff-box?
The plural of puff-box is puff-boxes.

Words near puff-box in the dictionary

  1. puff pipe
  2. puff pipes
  3. puff the magic dragon
  4. puff up
  5. puff, puff, pass
  6. puff-box
  7. puff-boxes
  8. puff-fish
  9. puff-fishes
  10. puff-leg
  11. puff-legged

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