pouncet-box noun.
['paʊnsɪtbɒks] arch. L16.[Perh. orig. misprint for pounced (=perforated) box: see POUNCE verb1, BOX noun2.]A small box with a perforated lid, for holding perfumes etc.
► A Shakespearian term revived by Sir Walter Scott.
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