bandbox
bandbox noun: a box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
Noun
bandbox (plural bandboxes)
- A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
- There is a dangerous freshness in the hues / Of the new bonnets which that day produces / Bright from the bandbox, be they greens or blues; / The aspect of a new pelisse conduces / To gazings which the gazer often rues.1836, Francis Egerton Earl of Ellesmere, Town and Country, page 6
- On the evening of Easter Sunday the gypsies of Southern Europe take a wooden vessel like a band-box, which rests cradle-wise on two cross pieces of wood.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 208
- A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs.
Forms of bandbox
| plural | bandboxes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | band-box |
Origin of bandbox
From band + box.
Words formed from bandbox
Questions about bandbox
- What does bandbox mean?
- Bandbox means a box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
- What part of speech is bandbox?
- Bandbox is a noun.
- What is the plural of bandbox?
- The plural of bandbox is bandboxes.
Words near bandbox in the dictionary
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