hatbox

[ hat-boks ]

noun

1. a case or box for a hat.

hatbox

/ ˈhætˌbɒks /

noun

1. a box or case for a hat or hats

Word History and Origins

Origin of hatbox¹

First recorded in 1785–95; hat + box ¹

Example Sentences

Moya produced from her hatbox a gray sombrero and put it on the table.

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At most not more than a good-sized bag or valise and perhaps a hatbox.

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But whether you bought or not you took with you out of Sophy Decker's shop something more precious than any hatbox ever contained.

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The dwarf's strong arms carried her modest trunk up the stairs as easily as if it had been a hatbox.

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Up goes Tom, the guard catching his hatbox and holding on with one hand, while with the other he claps the horn to his mouth.

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