bandbox
Americannoun
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a lightweight box of pasteboard, thin wood, etc., for holding a hat, clerical collars, or other articles of apparel.
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an area or structure that is smaller in dimensions or size than the standard.
It's easy to hit home runs out of this bandbox.
noun
Other Word Forms
- bandboxical adjective
- bandboxy adjective
Etymology
Origin of bandbox
Example Sentences
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A small male human in a bandbox hat and many buttons operated the elevator.
From Literature
“And the stadium they have now? That is a real bandbox they have now. That place is unbelievable.”
From Seattle Times
But the ultra-cozy bandbox nestled in the center of Maryland’s campus was also an asset for the Huskies’ hitters.
From Washington Post
Seton Hall and Providence had to play the remaining 13:03 the next day at Alumni Hall, the on-campus bandbox that had never hosted a Big East men’s basketball game.
From New York Times
“No, she can’t bear fashionable young men, and she’d shut us all up in bandboxes rather than have us associate with them.”
From Literature
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