English Explanatory Dictionary

snuff bottle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bottle used by the Chinese during the Qing dynasty to hold powdered tobacco.

Word forms

snuff bottle snuff bottles

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 鼻煙壺 /鼻烟壶 (bíyānhú).

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