snuff bottle

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 鼻煙壺 / 鼻烟壶 (bíyānhú).

Noun

snuff bottle (plural snuff bottles)

  1. A bottle used by the Chinese during the Qing dynasty to hold powdered tobacco.

Translations

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