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Webster 1828 Edition


Pouncet-box

POUN'CET-BOX

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Noun.
A small box with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling pounce on paper.

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pouncet-box

pouncet-box

English

Noun

pouncet-box (plural pouncet-boxes)

  1. A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes.
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