Definition of bandbox in English:

bandbox

noun ˈban(d)bɒksˈbændbɑks

1A circular cardboard box for carrying hats.
（尤指放帽子的圆形）纸板盒
Example sentencesExamples
- On top are two charming bandboxes, the utilitarian product of New Hampshire mill towns, about 1830.
- The Shakers are renowned for the simplicity and clarity of line in all their tools, from bandboxes to chairs to harvesting blades.
- The bandboxes illustrate another use wallpapers were often put to.
- Wallpapers decorated more than walls in earlier times, so examples in the collection were found lining trunks, covering pamphlets and bandboxes, and decorating fireboards.
1. 1.1dated Used in comparisons to convey the smartness and neatness of someone's appearance.
  〈旧〉用于比喻衣冠整洁
  I'd go out looking fresh out of a bandbox
  我要衣冠整洁、仪表堂堂地走出去。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bertram looks like he stepped out of the proverbial bandbox, with a tuxedo that fits his athletic frame perfectly, and a silk shirt that shows off his brown-black eyes and deep, dimpled smile.
  After flowering they can be lifted and replaced with summer bedding, but to keep the bandbox appearance stick to flowers of one colour.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from band¹ + box¹, the box being used originally for neckbands.

Rhymes

sandbox

Definition of bandbox in US English:

bandbox

nounˈbandbäksˈbændbɑks

A cardboard box, typically circular, for carrying hats.
（尤指放帽子的圆形）纸板盒
Example sentencesExamples
- On top are two charming bandboxes, the utilitarian product of New Hampshire mill towns, about 1830.
- The bandboxes illustrate another use wallpapers were often put to.
- The Shakers are renowned for the simplicity and clarity of line in all their tools, from bandboxes to chairs to harvesting blades.
- Wallpapers decorated more than walls in earlier times, so examples in the collection were found lining trunks, covering pamphlets and bandboxes, and decorating fireboards.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from band + box, the box being used originally for neckbands.

单词	bandbox
释义	Definition of bandbox in English: bandbox noun ˈban(d)bɒksˈbændbɑks 1A circular cardboard box for carrying hats. （尤指放帽子的圆形）纸板盒 Example sentencesExamples On top are two charming bandboxes, the utilitarian product of New Hampshire mill towns, about 1830. The Shakers are renowned for the simplicity and clarity of line in all their tools, from bandboxes to chairs to harvesting blades. The bandboxes illustrate another use wallpapers were often put to. Wallpapers decorated more than walls in earlier times, so examples in the collection were found lining trunks, covering pamphlets and bandboxes, and decorating fireboards. 1.1dated Used in comparisons to convey the smartness and neatness of someone's appearance. 〈旧〉用于比喻衣冠整洁 I'd go out looking fresh out of a bandbox 我要衣冠整洁、仪表堂堂地走出去。 Example sentencesExamples Bertram looks like he stepped out of the proverbial bandbox, with a tuxedo that fits his athletic frame perfectly, and a silk shirt that shows off his brown-black eyes and deep, dimpled smile. After flowering they can be lifted and replaced with summer bedding, but to keep the bandbox appearance stick to flowers of one colour. Origin Mid 17th century: from band¹ + box¹, the box being used originally for neckbands. Rhymes sandbox Definition of bandbox in US English: bandbox nounˈbandbäksˈbændbɑks A cardboard box, typically circular, for carrying hats. （尤指放帽子的圆形）纸板盒 Example sentencesExamples On top are two charming bandboxes, the utilitarian product of New Hampshire mill towns, about 1830. The bandboxes illustrate another use wallpapers were often put to. The Shakers are renowned for the simplicity and clarity of line in all their tools, from bandboxes to chairs to harvesting blades. Wallpapers decorated more than walls in earlier times, so examples in the collection were found lining trunks, covering pamphlets and bandboxes, and decorating fireboards. Origin Mid 17th century: from band + box, the box being used originally for neckbands.
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