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
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 carved cornice or the regular box frame may be used.
From Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today by Throop, Lucy Abbot
Its driving gear which is within the box frame is so constructed that it may be started and stopped instantly, notwithstanding its heavy fly wheel.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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