"Etui" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... cushioned in his great soft arm-chair, he was chatting with his favorite tutor, Count Bathiany, the empress entered the room, her face lit up with a happy smile, while in her hands she held an etui of red morocco. ...
— Joseph II. and His Court • L. Muhlbach
... returned, holding in her hands two very pretty portfolios for her drawings, and a very fine gold etui. The princess, in receiving them with the lowest curtsey, kissed her hand repeatedly, while the queen gave back her kisses upon ...
— The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay Volume 1 • Madame D'Arblay
... lady. They rival, without resembling. The color of the etui, on which so fair a hand is resting, is not softer than the hues one sees in the heavens of Italy. But if your evening sky wants the pearly light, the rosy clouds, and the soft tints which, at that hour, melt into each other, across the entire vault ...
— The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas • James Fenimore Cooper |
