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Chinese boxes

–plural noun
a matched set of boxes, usually elaborately decorated and decreasing in size so that each fits inside the next larger one.

Origin:
1825–30
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Chinese boxes  
pl.n.  A set of boxes of graduated size, each fitting inside the next larger one.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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