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patch-box

noun

Meaning

  1. A fancy box, generally with a mirror under the lid, for holding artificial beauty spots, or patches, worn on the face.
  2. A lidded container fitted to a gun to hold the cloth patches used when shooting round shot.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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