"ballotin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ballotins [plural]
Etymology: From French ballotin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|ballotin}} French ballotin Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballotin (plural ballotins)
  1. A small, elegant box (usually containing chocolates).
    Sense id: en-ballotin-en-noun-gkCvg7y2
  2. (obsolete) An officer in charge of a ballot box. Tags: obsolete Translations (ballot box officer): uurnanvalvoja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ballotin-en-noun-D7JldrEe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'ballot box officer': 5 95

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1989 November, Texas Monthly, volume 17, number 11, page 179",
          "text": "[…] jingle bells chime in with the season's magic in this lovely tapestry ballotin filled with 1 6 oz. of assorted chocolates.",
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        "(obsolete) An officer in charge of a ballot box."
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