patch box

See also: tinderbox

English

Alternative forms

patch-box, patchbox

Noun

patch box (plural patch boxes)

(historical, cosmetics) A fancy box, generally with a mirror under the lid, for holding artificial beauty spots, or patches, worn on the face.
(firearms) A lidded container fitted to a gun to hold the cloth patches used when shooting round shot.

Further reading

“patch box”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“patch box”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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