Etui Pour Homme

[MtlBiker]

Wow!  Very nicely done!  Not to mention practical.

(But you do know I hope that "etui" simply means "case", right?)

 

[AndrewWR]

2 minutes ago, MtlBiker said:

Wow!  Very nicely done!  Not to mention practical.

(But you do know I hope that "etui" simply means "case", right?)

 

Literally it means case, but when used in English the word has become a synonym for little sewing kits. It seems to be an example of an adopted word becoming more specialized than it originally was. Like the word camera (since photography is one of your interests) which originally, in Latin, meant bed chamber. I wonder if that's down to an early realization of the 'artistic' possibilities of photography in bed rooms ;-) 

[MtlBiker]

40 minutes ago, AndrewWR said:

Literally it means case, but when used in English the word has become a synonym for little sewing kits. It seems to be an example of an adopted word becoming more specialized than it originally was. Like the word camera (since photography is one of your interests) which originally, in Latin, meant bed chamber. I wonder if that's down to an early realization of the 'artistic' possibilities of photography in bed rooms ;-) 

English you say?    Here in Montreal we're so dominated by the French (Canadians) that étuis still just means "case".

[Spyros]

On 3/26/2022 at 7:02 AM, AndrewWR said:

Like the word camera (since photography is one of your interests) which originally, in Latin, meant bed chamber.

Still does in Greece

(slightly changed to kamara)

[chuck123wapati]

here in Wyoming I'll just call it a sewing kit so I don't confuse it with the pisser lol.   And it will be in my base pack It is an awesome design and i can see other uses for the case as well for small sets of tools, nail care etc. Thank you for posting this is great.