bandboxn.

/ˈbandbɒks/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s ban-box.

Etymology: < band n.² + box n.²

a. A slight box of card-board or very thin chip covered with paper, for collars, caps, hats, and millinery; originally made for the ‘bands’ or ruffs of the 17th cent. Also figurative, a fragile or flimsy structure or one in which the accommodation is restricted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > box for

bandbox1631

band-case1635

the world > space > [noun] > defined or limited portion of space > structure in which accommodation is restricted

bandbox1875

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > weak substance or thing

butterflyc1390

lath1633

bulrush1646

matchstick1791

pack of cards1855

bandbox1875

1631 T. Powell Tom of All Trades 173 Carrying the Bandbox under their apron.

1633 Match at Mid-night iv. sig. H Enter Chamber-maid, Hugh with a Band boxe... Constable. How, how, where ha you bin pray Dame, ha? Mayd. For my Mistresse Ruffe, at her Sempstris.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 311. ¶1 I..do not suffer a Ban-box to be carried into her Room before it has been searched.

1720 J. Gay Trivia iii, in Poems I. 196 With empty banbox she delights to range.

1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. cix. 355 Such Wood as they make Bandboxes..with.

1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. viii. 148 A thing..to be chiefly kept in a bandbox.

1875 H. Lee Octopus viii. 81 The vessel was lightly built—a mere bandbox of a craft.

b. to look as if one came out of a bandbox (and similar phrases): to look extremely smart and neat. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > have pleasing appearance [verb (intransitive)] > look neat or trim

to look as if one came out of a bandbox1825

1825 S. Woodworth Forest Rose i. i He is a genteel, delightful looking fellow, neat as a starched tucker fresh from a banbox [sic].

1833 Knickerbocker 1 198 The old gentleman..popped into the room, looking as if he had stepped out of a bandbox.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xxxviii. 410 They are all..exceedingly neat and cleanly..as if they were just out of a band-box.

1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms III. vii. 94 Starlight..looked as if he'd just come out of a band-box.

1941 M. Marlett Death has Thousand Doors (1950) iv. 32 She invariably looked as though she had stepped out of the proverbial bandbox.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations. Also in senses: (a) resembling a bandbox; flimsy, fragile; (b) conspicuously neat and clean; dressed-up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective]

tender?c1225

feeble1340

infirmc1374

slight1393

weakc1400

sperec1440

silly1587

unsound1590

immaterial1609

paper1615

unsubstantiala1617

reedy1628

slighty1662

insufficient1700

flimsy1702

bandbox1727

unconfirmed1752

insubstantial1767

gossamery1790

thread-paper1803

gossamer1806

slimsy1845

unendurable1879

bandboxy1891

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim

netc1330

pertc1330

cleanc1386

nicec1400

picked?c1425

dapperc1440

feata1471

gim1513

trig1513

well-trimmedc1513

trick1533

smirk1534

tricksy1552

neat1559

netty1573

deft1579

primpc1590

briska1593

smug1598

spruce1598

sprink1602

terse1602

compt1632

nitle1673

sprig1675

snod1691

tight1697

smugged1706

snug1714

pensy1718

fitty1746

jemmy1751

sprucy1774

smartc1778

natty1785

spry1806

perjink1808

soigné1821

nutty1823

toiletted1823

taut1829

spick and span1846

spicy1846

groomed1853

spiffy1853

well-groomed1865

bandboxy1870

perjinkity1880

spick-span1888

bandbox1916

tiddly1925

whip-smart1937

spit and polish1950

spit-and-polished1977

1727 J. Swift Let. 9 July (1912) III. 405 Letters..which..I can sell at good advantage to the band-box and trunk-maker.

1774 Westm. Mag. 2 454 The good man..turned the eye of contempt upon the Band-box Thing, and..said, ‘I believe 'tis a Doll.’

1823 T. Moore Fables Holy Alliance 177 A band-box thing, all art and lace, Down from her nose-tip to her shoe-tye.

1838 Southern Literary Messenger 4 638/2 To render fur caps and bandbox hats for winter..articles of vital necessity.

1844 W. M. Thackeray May Gambols in Fraser's Mag. June 707/2 Spick and span bandbox churches of the pointed Norman style.

1894 Sketch 13 June 355/1 The best stage-management in the world could not have made the thing lifelike..on that bandbox stage.

1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle xi. 143 Better a bloody end in a street scrap than the tender mercies of that bandbox bravo.

1939 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Journey to War v. 130 Little band-box officers, slim and smart.

1967 V. Gielgud Conduct of Member xx. 160 She was wearing a dressing-gown..but preserved her usual band-box quality of neat fastidiousness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	bandbox
释义	bandboxn. /ˈbandbɒks/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s ban-box. Etymology: < band n.² + box n.² a. A slight box of card-board or very thin chip covered with paper, for collars, caps, hats, and millinery; originally made for the ‘bands’ or ruffs of the 17th cent. Also figurative, a fragile or flimsy structure or one in which the accommodation is restricted. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > box for bandbox1631 band-case1635 the world > space > [noun] > defined or limited portion of space > structure in which accommodation is restricted bandbox1875 the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > weak substance or thing butterflyc1390 lath1633 bulrush1646 matchstick1791 pack of cards1855 bandbox1875 1631 T. Powell Tom of All Trades 173 Carrying the Bandbox under their apron. 1633 Match at Mid-night iv. sig. H Enter Chamber-maid, Hugh with a Band boxe... Constable. How, how, where ha you bin pray Dame, ha? Mayd. For my Mistresse Ruffe, at her Sempstris. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 311. ¶1 I..do not suffer a Ban-box to be carried into her Room before it has been searched. 1720 J. Gay Trivia iii, in Poems I. 196 With empty banbox she delights to range. 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. cix. 355 Such Wood as they make Bandboxes..with. 1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. viii. 148 A thing..to be chiefly kept in a bandbox. 1875 H. Lee Octopus viii. 81 The vessel was lightly built—a mere bandbox of a craft. b. to look as if one came out of a bandbox (and similar phrases): to look extremely smart and neat. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > have pleasing appearance [verb (intransitive)] > look neat or trim to look as if one came out of a bandbox1825 1825 S. Woodworth Forest Rose i. i He is a genteel, delightful looking fellow, neat as a starched tucker fresh from a banbox [sic]. 1833 Knickerbocker 1 198 The old gentleman..popped into the room, looking as if he had stepped out of a bandbox. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xxxviii. 410 They are all..exceedingly neat and cleanly..as if they were just out of a band-box. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms III. vii. 94 Starlight..looked as if he'd just come out of a band-box. 1941 M. Marlett Death has Thousand Doors (1950) iv. 32 She invariably looked as though she had stepped out of the proverbial bandbox. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. Also in senses: (a) resembling a bandbox; flimsy, fragile; (b) conspicuously neat and clean; dressed-up. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] tender?c1225 feeble1340 infirmc1374 slight1393 weakc1400 sperec1440 silly1587 unsound1590 immaterial1609 paper1615 unsubstantiala1617 reedy1628 slighty1662 insufficient1700 flimsy1702 bandbox1727 unconfirmed1752 insubstantial1767 gossamery1790 thread-paper1803 gossamer1806 slimsy1845 unendurable1879 bandboxy1891 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim netc1330 pertc1330 cleanc1386 nicec1400 picked?c1425 dapperc1440 feata1471 gim1513 trig1513 well-trimmedc1513 trick1533 smirk1534 tricksy1552 neat1559 netty1573 deft1579 primpc1590 briska1593 smug1598 spruce1598 sprink1602 terse1602 compt1632 nitle1673 sprig1675 snod1691 tight1697 smugged1706 snug1714 pensy1718 fitty1746 jemmy1751 sprucy1774 smartc1778 natty1785 spry1806 perjink1808 soigné1821 nutty1823 toiletted1823 taut1829 spick and span1846 spicy1846 groomed1853 spiffy1853 well-groomed1865 bandboxy1870 perjinkity1880 spick-span1888 bandbox1916 tiddly1925 whip-smart1937 spit and polish1950 spit-and-polished1977 1727 J. Swift Let. 9 July (1912) III. 405 Letters..which..I can sell at good advantage to the band-box and trunk-maker. 1774 Westm. Mag. 2 454 The good man..turned the eye of contempt upon the Band-box Thing, and..said, ‘I believe 'tis a Doll.’ 1823 T. Moore Fables Holy Alliance 177 A band-box thing, all art and lace, Down from her nose-tip to her shoe-tye. 1838 Southern Literary Messenger 4 638/2 To render fur caps and bandbox hats for winter..articles of vital necessity. 1844 W. M. Thackeray May Gambols in Fraser's Mag. June 707/2 Spick and span bandbox churches of the pointed Norman style. 1894 Sketch 13 June 355/1 The best stage-management in the world could not have made the thing lifelike..on that bandbox stage. 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle xi. 143 Better a bloody end in a street scrap than the tender mercies of that bandbox bravo. 1939 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Journey to War v. 130 Little band-box officers, slim and smart. 1967 V. Gielgud Conduct of Member xx. 160 She was wearing a dressing-gown..but preserved her usual band-box quality of neat fastidiousness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1631
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