box frame
Americannoun
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Architecture. a monolithic reinforced-concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs.
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Building Trades. a window frame with pockets for sash weights.
Etymology
Origin of box frame
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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To top off the look, he wore a white hat with a box frame and lips that curved upward.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2022
The hat is now displayed in Ruberg’s home in a shadow box frame, along with a pregnancy test, hospital bracelets, a sonogram image and other newborn paraphernalia.
From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2021
Resorting to her tent, she retrieved the clay tablet of the night before and emerged holding it by it's bamboo-backed box frame.
From Si'Wren of the Patriarchs by Cheney, Roland Jon
That is, each hill is inclosed by a portable box frame about 3 feet square and usually having a movable sash cover.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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