How to pronounce bandbox
American English pronunciation
BAND-boks
- IPA
- /ˈbændˌbɑks/
- Syllables
- BAND · boks (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bandbox means
A light round box for holding hats
In a sentence: Grandma kept her best Sunday hat in a striped bandbox on the closet shelf.
Where it comes from: It comes from band. These boxes were first made to hold bands, the stiff collars people wore long ago.
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