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Cigarette case

noun

A small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket.

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"Cigarette case" Quotes from Famous Books

... a cigarette case slowly from his pocket, and dangled it in his hand. He had never before seen the Princess, but he was ...

— The Grell Mystery • Frank Froest

... mean to say you have had my cigarette case all this time? I wish to goodness you had let me know. I have been writing frantic letters to Scotland Yard about it. I was very nearly ...

— The Importance of Being Earnest - A Trivial Comedy for Serious People • Oscar Wilde

... day of the writer of a musical farce (or is it comedy?) who was most desirous that his leading character should be a perfect gentleman. During the dress rehearsal, the actor representing the part had to open his cigarette case and request another perfect gentleman to help himself. The actor drew forth his case. It caught the ...

— The Angel and the Author - and Others • Jerome K. Jerome

... lonely," she sighed, as she sank into a chesterfield and motioned him to the seat beside her. "You little know how it preys upon me; how I welcome a sympathetic friend! but—why speak of it?" she passed him her cigarette case, and they began to smoke companionably. "So few understand me," said she in subdued tones. "So many misunderstand! I ask you, what is life worth to a young woman in my position?" her chest heaved, her ...

— Banked Fires • E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi

... performance was over the guests were conducted to an open space behind the cherry-grove, where a little shooting-range had been set up, with a target, air-guns and boxes of lead lugs. Geoffrey, of course, joined in the shooting-competition, and won a handsome cigarette case inlaid with Damascene work. But he thought that it was a poor game; nor did he ever realize that this entertainment had been specially organized with a view to flattering his military ...

— Kimono • John Paris

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