pochette

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po⋅chette

[poh-shet]

–noun

kit ² .

Origin:
1910–15; < F, dim. of poche pocket

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2 [kit]

–noun

a violin or rebec small enough to be carried in the pocket, used by dancing masters in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Origin:
1510–20; orig. uncert.

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Main Entry:	pochette
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a pocket handbag or wallet; also, a small pocket
Etymology:	French 'diminutive pocket'

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Word Origin & History

kit (2)

"small fiddle used by dancing teachers," 1519, probably a shortening of O.E. cythere, from L. cithara, from Gk. kithara (see guitar).

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