- a light, round box to hold hats, collars, etc.
- a building or structure, often specif. a ballpark, regarded as undersized
Origin of bandbox
origin, originally made to hold neckbands, or collarsbandbox
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bandbox
noun
A lightweight cylindrical box used to hold small articles of apparel.
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Noun
(plural bandboxes)
- a box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items
- a small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs
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