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 Words From

• bandboxi·cal adjective
• bandboxy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandbox¹

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

Example Sentences

Victorine muttered some unintelligible words, with her little bundle over her arm, like a milliner carrying a bandbox.

From Project Gutenberg

Thy outward attractions, Amy, will not have lost much, when the blonds and satins are put into the bandbox.

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"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.

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Almost without exception, they are tiny affairs, scarcely larger than the metaphorical bandbox.

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Minty took the summer Sunday hat from its bandbox in the closet, and carefully abstracted the blue feather.

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Related Words

• classy
• dashing
• rakish
• spry
• stylish