vanity\ case

vanity\ case
noun
1. A small case containing face powder, lipstick, and other things and usually carried in a woman's handbag; a compact.

She took out her vanity case and put lipstick on.

2. A handbag or a small bag carried by a woman and holding various toilet articles.

She had the porter carry her big bags and she herself carried her vanity case.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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