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Chinese boxes

noun plural

Definition of CHINESE BOXES

1
:  a set of boxes graduated in size so that each fits into the next larger one
2
:  something that resembles a set of Chinese boxes especially in complexity
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First Known Use of CHINESE BOXES

1829

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