tweese

English

Etymology

From French étuis pl. Compare tweezers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twiːz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

tweese (plural tweeses)

1. (obsolete) A surgeon's case of instruments.
   • 1660, James Howell, Lexicon Tetraglotton:

     Tweese, or box of instruments

References

“tweese”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• etwees, sweete