hatbox

[hat-boks]

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noun

a case or box for a hat.

Origin of hatbox

First recorded in 1785–95; hat + box¹

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Examples from the Web for hatbox

Historical Examples

Moya produced from her hatbox a gray sombrero and put it on the table.
The Highgrader
William MacLeod Raine
My flat was searched and the necklace was found in my hatbox.
Happy Days
Alan Alexander Milne
At most not more than a good-sized bag or valise and perhaps a hatbox.
The Complete Bachelor
Walter Germain
A hatbox is a box for carrying a hat, a red-haired man is a man with red hair.
Compound Words
Frederick W. Hamilton
But whether you bought or not you took with you out of Sophy Decker's shop something more precious than any hatbox ever contained.
Half Portions
Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for hatbox

hatbox

noun

a box or case for a hat or hats

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Examples from the Web for hatbox

Historical Examples

Moya produced from her hatbox a gray sombrero and put it on the table.

My flat was searched and the necklace was found in my hatbox.

At most not more than a good-sized bag or valise and perhaps a hatbox.

A hatbox is a box for carrying a hat, a red-haired man is a man with red hair.

But whether you bought or not you took with you out of Sophy Decker's shop something more precious than any hatbox ever contained.

hatbox

Origin of hatbox