Definition of "necessaire" []

• A small case for holding personal items. (noun)

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• "The queen had a very large, expensive, and remarkable toilet-case, called a necessaire, which contained everything wanted for the toilet, from her rarest essences and perfumes down to soap and combs."
• "Van Cleef also forayed into fashion with accessories like the "necessaire," a tiny carrying case, or the "Volutes Minaudière," a box-like clutch from 1935 with compartments for items including a dance-card holder and a hidden cigarette lighter."
• "Et est-ce que c'est vraiment necessaire? son_of_el_topo"