What is another word for etui?

Pronunciation: [ˈɛtjuːˌi] (IPA)

Etui, a French word meaning small case or pouch, is synonymous with several other words. For instance, a casket can be used to refer to a small decorative box that can hold valuable items such as jewelry or mementos. Likewise, a pocketbook is a small leather bag with zippers or snaps used to store money, identification cards, and other small items. A reticule is a historical term for a drawstring bag, often used by women to carry personal items. Additionally, small containers, pouches, or cases like clutches, wallets, and purses can all be referred to as etuis. Despite their unique differences, all these words ultimately refer to a portable container used to store and carry small items.

What are the hypernyms for Etui?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Etui?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Etui

For work among the flowers, a light pair of rather long scissors, say a foot long, can be carried at the girdle, or attached to the etui and passed over the shoulder with a looped cord so as to fall in an easy and graceful fold across the back.
"Further Foolishness"
Stephen Leacock
But I vow I love you best with your etui.
"Richard Carvel, Complete"
Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009
But when, by and by, approaching footsteps became audible in the stone-floored corridor without, Beatrice hastily shut the book, thrust it back upon the table, and caught up another so that Emilia Manfredi, entering, found her reading Monsieur Anatole France's "etui de nacre."
"The Cardinal's Snuff-Box"
Henry Harland

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