Chinese box en · NOUN
Meanings
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One of a set of Chinese boxes.
It was also a work of fiction in which another work of fiction (Gulliver's Travels) was real; that Chinese box of an idea is wonderful to discover when you're eleven.
2014, Terry Pratchett, A Slip of the Keyboard, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese boxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |