bandbox

[ band-boks ]

/ ˈbændˌbɒks /

a lightweight box of pasteboard, thin wood, etc., for holding a hat, clerical collars, or other articles of apparel.

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 of bandbox

First recorded in 1625–35; band² + box¹

band·box·i·cal, adjective band·box·y, adjective

It wants to be there in its place, in Mrs. Pratt's bandbox in the cupboard in the best bedroom.

Wandering Ghosts |F. Marion Crawford
Bandbox after bandbox appeared, and when Agamemnon sat down upon his the applause was immense.

The Peterkin Papers |Lucretia P Hale
May I tell Aunt Sophy about the bandbox chock-full of funny things pushed under the bed?

Girls of the Forest |L. T. Meade
It is proper and grayish; laid out by rule and line; one might almost say as though it came out of a bandbox.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo

You see, I've managed it without breaking the string, though when I fastened it I never expected to open the bandbox again.

Wandering Ghosts |F. Marion Crawford

bandbox

/ (ˈbændˌbɒks) /

a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats