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patch box

Noun

Meaning

(historical, cosmetics) A fancy box, generally with a mirror under the lid, for holding artificial beauty spots, or patches, worn on the face.

(firearms) A lidded container fitted to a gun to hold the cloth patches used when shooting round shot.

patch-box (plural patch-boxes)

Alternative spelling of patch box

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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patch-box

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