Definition of "étui" [etui]

• Alternative spelling of étui. (noun)

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• "And lo! the physician came up and stood before the King, bearing a worn old volume and a little etui of metal full of powder, like that used for the eyes. 100 Then he sat down and said, “Give me a tray.”"
• "The powder is kept in an étui called Makhalah and applied with a thick blunt needle to the inside of the eyelid, drawing it along the rim; hence etui and probe denote the sexual rem in re and in cases of adultery the question will be asked, Didst thou see the needle in the"
• "Doing crosswords for 35 years and now I finally get to see what an etui looks like."