2. Noun. (plural of étui) ¹
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Definition of Etuis
1. etui [n] - See also: etui
Lexicographical Neighbors of Etuis
Literary usage of Etuis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Art in Phœnicia and Its Dependencies by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1885)
"etuis found in the tombs. From Spano. the other with that of a hawk. The ring
that appears on them both suggests that these sheaths were hung round the ..."
2. A Guide to the Knowledge of Pottery, Porcelain, and Other Objects of Vertu by Henry George Bohn, Ralph Bernal (1857)
"etuis. 3838 A female head, painted on stem, with flowers, and yellow scale
pattern—mounted in gilt-metal. 21. 8s. Russell. 3839 A leg, in ornamental ..."
3. History of Art in Phœnicia and Its Dependencies, from the French of Georges by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez, Walter Armstrong (1885)
"183 and 184). One is decorated with a lion's head, FIGS. 183, 184.—etuis found
in the tombs. From Spano. the other with that of a hawk. ..."