Pouncet-box
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pouncet-box, small silver box, the sides of which are “pounced,” or pierced, with holes, containing a sponge soaked in pungent vinegar to ward off diseases and offensive odours. The box was carried by English gentlemen from about the mid-16th to the early 17th century. See also pomander; potpourri; vinaigrette.
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