Word of the Day #20

Etui- a small jewellery box consisting of sewing tools

Etymology- Old French via French

Pronunciation- ɛˈtwiː

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Isa says:

April 27, 2017 at 6:39 pm

Interesting, in Dutch we use ‘etui’ for a pencilcase! (And some other small cases/pouches.)

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1. magicquill17 says:
  
  April 30, 2017 at 8:18 pm
  
  Wow… That’s interesting. It just goes to show how interconnected different languages are, even though we consider them to be individual boxes with no similarities
  
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