Etymology

snuff bottle

Today it means: A bottle used by the Chinese during the Qing dynasty to hold powdered tobacco. Full definition →

Chinese 鼻煙壺 /鼻烟壶
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  1. Chinese · calque of鼻煙壺 /鼻烟壶
  2. English todaysnuff bottle

Calque of Chinese 鼻煙壺 /鼻烟壶 (bíyānhú).

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