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Webster 1913 Edition

(bănd′bŏksˊ)

Noun.

A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc.

Around the edge of this cap was a stiff

bandeau

of leather.

Sir W. Scott.

Noun.

A slight paper box for bands, caps, bonnets, muffs, or other light articles.

bandbox ‎(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

Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. New York: Portland House, 1989. ISBN 051768781X.