powder boxn.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊdə bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊdər ˌbɑks/

Forms: see powder n.¹ and box n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: powder n.¹, box n.²

Etymology: < powder n.¹ + box n.²

A box for carrying or holding powder of various kinds, as spices, salt, gunpowder, face powder, sand or pounce (for blotting ink), etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for salt or spice

salt-ark1348

powder box1379

spice-box1527

salt-box1611

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > instrument used to apply > instrument used to apply powder > containers for

powder box1379

puff box1839

pouncet-box1863

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > container for gunpowder

powder box1379

powder barrel1496

powder poke1496

powder horn1508

powder bag1533

flask1549

powder flask1552

budge-barrel1627

powder chest1627

powder magazine1712

auget1752

powder keg1791

salting-box1802

pulverain1890

1379 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Wills Court of Husting (1890) II. 205 (MED) [To John de Heylesdon he leaves..a silver] poudrebax.

1388 Inquisition Misc. (P.R.O.: C 145/332/31) ij powdre box ponder. iiij s. prec. iiij s. vj d.

1424–5 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 57 Powderbox, and salers of siluere.

?1484 Will of Margaret Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 386 I bequeth to Anne, my doughter,..a powder boxe with a foot and a knoppe enamelled blewe.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. xxiv. 280 His pit-hole face with the small pox, [she takes for] The dents of Mars his powder box.

1673 in W. M. Myddelton Chirck Castle Accts. (1931) II. 27 Sept. 102 2 powder boxes, 2 patch boxes & 2 brushes weighing 66 oz.

1714 J. Gay Fan i. 8 There stands the Toilette..The patch, the powder-box, pulville, perfumes.

1732 B. Franklin Celia Single 24 July in Papers (1959) I. 242 Pray, says she, (somewhat fiercely, and dashing the Puff into the Powder-Box) don't use me after this Manner.

1800 W. Nicolay tr. K. A. von Struensee First Princ. Field-fortification i. iii. 99 When the shaft is to be covered up, three or four pieces of timber are fixed as firmly as possible against the powder box.

1859 E. Winstanley Shifting Scenes Theatr. Life xxi. 200 There are pots of rouge, hare's feet, powder~boxes.

1890 Cent. Dict. Powder-shoot, a canvas tube for conveying empty powder-boxes from the gun-deck of a ship to a lower deck.

1925 Heal & Son Catal.: Glass Powder Box. Height 6 in. Price 9/6.

1980 M. Brown et al. Gloss. Mining Terms Fife 59 Pooder box, a tin can for holding explosives, approx. 10″ × 6″ × 6″.

2004 Idaho Statesman (Nexis) 3 Feb. 32 Once you've mixed the stuff up, you can scent it with your favorite perfume and put it in a pretty little powder box with a fluffy powder puff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	powder box
释义	powder boxn. Brit. /ˈpaʊdə bɒks/, U.S. /ˈpaʊdər ˌbɑks/ Forms: see powder n.¹ and box n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: powder n.¹, box n.² Etymology: < powder n.¹ + box n.² A box for carrying or holding powder of various kinds, as spices, salt, gunpowder, face powder, sand or pounce (for blotting ink), etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for salt or spice salt-ark1348 powder box1379 spice-box1527 salt-box1611 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > instrument used to apply > instrument used to apply powder > containers for powder box1379 puff box1839 pouncet-box1863 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > container for gunpowder powder box1379 powder barrel1496 powder poke1496 powder horn1508 powder bag1533 flask1549 powder flask1552 budge-barrel1627 powder chest1627 powder magazine1712 auget1752 powder keg1791 salting-box1802 pulverain1890 1379 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Wills Court of Husting (1890) II. 205 (MED) [To John de Heylesdon he leaves..a silver] poudrebax. 1388 Inquisition Misc. (P.R.O.: C 145/332/31) ij powdre box ponder. iiij s. prec. iiij s. vj d. 1424–5 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 57 Powderbox, and salers of siluere. ?1484 Will of Margaret Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 386 I bequeth to Anne, my doughter,..a powder boxe with a foot and a knoppe enamelled blewe. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. xxiv. 280 His pit-hole face with the small pox, [she takes for] The dents of Mars his powder box. 1673 in W. M. Myddelton Chirck Castle Accts. (1931) II. 27 Sept. 102 2 powder boxes, 2 patch boxes & 2 brushes weighing 66 oz. 1714 J. Gay Fan i. 8 There stands the Toilette..The patch, the powder-box, pulville, perfumes. 1732 B. Franklin Celia Single 24 July in Papers (1959) I. 242 Pray, says she, (somewhat fiercely, and dashing the Puff into the Powder-Box) don't use me after this Manner. 1800 W. Nicolay tr. K. A. von Struensee First Princ. Field-fortification i. iii. 99 When the shaft is to be covered up, three or four pieces of timber are fixed as firmly as possible against the powder box. 1859 E. Winstanley Shifting Scenes Theatr. Life xxi. 200 There are pots of rouge, hare's feet, powder~boxes. 1890 Cent. Dict. Powder-shoot, a canvas tube for conveying empty powder-boxes from the gun-deck of a ship to a lower deck. 1925 Heal & Son Catal.: Glass Powder Box. Height 6 in. Price 9/6. 1980 M. Brown et al. Gloss. Mining Terms Fife 59 Pooder box, a tin can for holding explosives, approx. 10″ × 6″ × 6″. 2004 Idaho Statesman (Nexis) 3 Feb. 32 Once you've mixed the stuff up, you can scent it with your favorite perfume and put it in a pretty little powder box with a fluffy powder puff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1379
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