bandbox

[band-boks]

noun

1. a lightweight box of pasteboard, thin wood, etc., for holding a hat, clerical collars, or other articles of apparel.

2. 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.

bandbox

/ ˈbændˌbɒks /

noun

1. a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats

Other Word Forms

• bandboxical adjective
• bandboxy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandbox¹

First recorded in 1625–35; band ² + box ¹

Example Sentences

A small male human in a bandbox hat and many buttons operated the elevator.

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“And the stadium they have now? That is a real bandbox they have now. That place is unbelievable.”

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But the ultra-cozy bandbox nestled in the center of Maryland’s campus was also an asset for the Huskies’ hitters.

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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.

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To Hannah I give the bandbox she wanted and all the patchwork I leave hoping she ‘will remember me, when it you see’.

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