bandbox
a lightweight box of pasteboard, thin wood, etc., for holding a hat, clerical collars, or other articles of apparel.
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.
Origin of bandbox
1Other words from bandbox
- band·box·i·cal, adjective
- bandboxy, adjective
Words Nearby bandbox
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How to use bandbox in a sentence
Victorine muttered some unintelligible words, with her little bundle over her arm, like a milliner carrying a bandbox.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 | Gustave FlaubertThy outward attractions, Amy, will not have lost much, when the blonds and satins are put into the bandbox.
"Oh, I've sat on my cake and mashed it," moaned Joyce, as she moved over to make a place for the dilapidated old bandbox.
The Little Colonel's House Party | Annie Fellows JohnstonAlmost without exception, they are tiny affairs, scarcely larger than the metaphorical bandbox.
West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheonMinty took the summer Sunday hat from its bandbox in the closet, and carefully abstracted the blue feather.
British Dictionary definitions for bandbox
/ (ˈbændˌbɒks) /
a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats
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