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etui (iou)



etui noun. Also etwee. E17.
[French etui, Old French estui prison, from Old French estuier shut up, keep, save. Cf. STEW noun2, TWEE noun1, TWEEZE noun, TWEEZER.]
A small usu. ornamental case for needles etc. Formerly also, a case for surgical instruments.