Snuffbox

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small, often decorated box with a hinged lid, used for carrying snuff.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small box for carrying snuff about the person.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket. When it was customary to take snuff, as in the eighteenth century, a snuff-box was a common present, whether of good will or ceremony. On this account, and for personal display, these boxes were often made of the most costly materials, highly finished portraits were set in their lids, and settings of diamonds or pearls were not unknown. See also cut under niello.
  • n. A puffball: same as devil's snuff-box (which see, under devil). See also Lycoperdon.
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  • n. a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    box   
    Cross Reference
    musical snuff-box    anatomist's snuff-box   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tabatière    tabatiere   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    circlet    stickpin    dishpan    coffee-cup    tiara   
     
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