tweese

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/twiːz/

noun

A surgeon's case of instruments.

OriginFrench étuis pl →
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Meanings

nountweese (plural tweeses)

plural tweeses

  1. obsoleteA surgeon's case of instruments.

    Tweese, or box of instruments

    1660, James Howell, Lexicon Tetraglotton

Origin

  1. Frenchétuis pl
  2. Englishtweese

From French étuis pl. Compare tweezers.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tweese

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Cite this entry
APA

tweese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tweese

MLA

“tweese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tweese. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tweese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tweese.

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