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Definition of etui in English: etuinounPlural etuis ɛˈtwiːāˈtwē dated A small ornamental case for holding needles, cosmetics, and other articles. 〈旧〉（放针线、化妆品和其他物品的）小装饰盒 as modifier exquisite etui cases fitted with scissors, bodkin, and thimble Example sentencesExamples - Each component had its place in an attractive container, be it a pocket-sized silver case, a leather-covered etui, a wooden box, or a mahogany chest.
Synonyms container, box, canister, cassette, cartridge, receptacle, holder, vessel, repository
OriginEarly 17th century: from French étui, from Old French estui 'prison', from estuier 'shut up, keep'. Compare with tweezers. tweezers from mid 17th century: In the 17th century a tweeze was a case of surgical instruments. It appears to be a shortened form of etweese, a plural of etui (early 17th century), which was a term for a small ornamental case for holding needles, cosmetics, and other articles, that came from French. In the mid 17th century tweeze was extended to tweezer, while the plural tweezes became tweezers. Trouse became trousers in much the same way. In the 1930s tweeze was re-formed from tweezers to mean ‘to pluck with tweezers’.
Definition of etui in US English: etuinounāˈtwē dated A small ornamental case for holding needles, cosmetics, and other articles. 〈旧〉（放针线、化妆品和其他物品的）小装饰盒 as modifier exquisite etui cases fitted with scissors, bodkin, and thimble Example sentencesExamples - Each component had its place in an attractive container, be it a pocket-sized silver case, a leather-covered etui, a wooden box, or a mahogany chest.
Synonyms container, box, canister, cassette, cartridge, receptacle, holder, vessel, repository
OriginEarly 17th century: from French étui, from Old French estui ‘prison’, from estuier ‘shut up, keep’. Compare with tweezers. |