hatbox
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hatbox
Example Sentences
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I have the hatbox, which is not a piece of clothing, but I wasn’t going to leave the set without it.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2021
A tea-ringed saucer, a discolored hatbox, an unfixed sink or a case of vegetable peelers — from these humble materials, the Irish-born artist conjures wrenchingly moving tableaus of family, loss and memory.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2018
Carter-Willis keeps a hatbox in her home jammed with press clippings, important documents and pictures related to her son’s case.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2017
"When my family discovered that my widowed grandmother kept a handgun in a hatbox, we didn't have a problem with it because she grew up shooting jackrabbits and rattlesnakes in West Texas," Burnam said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 26, 2011
“But where does the hatbox come in?” asked the doctor, still puzzled.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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