pincase en · NOUN
Etymology
From pin + case.
Meanings
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A case for storing the pins used in needlework.
Thy purse and eke thy gay guilt kniues, thy pincase gallant to the eie: No better wore the Burgesse wiues, and yet thou wouldst not loue me.
1878 [1584], Clement Robinson, “A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Greensleeues” (stanza 7), in Edward Arber, editor, A Handful of Pleasant Delights:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pincases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |