(esp formerly) a box or case fitted with all the articles necessary for dressing oneself, arranging one's hair, etc
dressing case in American English
noun
a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.
Word origin
[1780–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dynamics, ego, fluff, rosette, seep