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bandboxes

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band⋅box

[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.

Origin:
1625–35; band 2 + box 1


band⋅box⋅i⋅cal, adjective
bandboxy, adjective
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band·box   (bānd'bŏks')   
n.  A lightweight cylindrical box used to hold small articles of apparel.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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