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etui definition

etui (ā twē′, e-; e′twē′)

noun

an ornamental case for small articles, as needles

Etymology: Fr étui < OFr estui < estuier, to place in a cover, enclose < VL *studiare, to treat with care < L studium: see study

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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