Look up: pouncet-box


  1. Pouncet box
    Poun'cet box` [ Confer French poncette , from ponce pounce. See Pounce a powder.] A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes. Shak.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/138

  2. Pouncet box
    • A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pouncet_box/

  3. pouncet-box
    small silver box, the sides of which are `pounced,` or pierced, with holes, containing a sponge soaked in pungent vinegar to ward off diseases and ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/102

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