bandbox
11Bandbox Plot — The Bandbox Plot of November 4, 1712 was an attempt on the life of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, the then British Lord Treasurer, which was foiled by the perspicacity of Jonathan Swift, who happened to be visiting the Earl of Oxford.A bandbox… …
12bandbox resonance — the extremely resonant sound elicited by percussion in cases of emphysema of the lungs. Called also bandbox sound …
13bandbox — noun a) a box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items b) a small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs Syn: band box …
14bandbox — band·box || bændbÉ’ks n. box made of cardboard or thin wood for holding small clothes or accessories; round cardboard box for women s hats …
15bandbox — noun a circular cardboard box for carrying hats. Origin C17: orig. denoting a box used for carrying neckbands …
16bandbox — noun (C) a box for keeping hats in …
17bandbox — band·box …
18bandbox — band•box [[t]ˈbændˌbɒks[/t]] n. a box of pasteboard or thin wood for holding light articles of apparel • Etymology: 1625–35; orig. for clerical bands …
19bandbox sound — see under resonance …
20look as if one has come out of a bandbox — {v. phr.}, {informal} To look very clean and fresh; look as if you had just had a bath and put on all new clothing. * /In spite of the long, hot train ride, Jody arrived looking as if she had come out of a bandbox./ * /After a day at the rodeo we …