shoeboxn.

Brit.

/ˈʃuːbɒks/, U.S.

/ˈʃuˌbɑks/

Etymology: shoe n.

1. A box in which a pair of shoes is packed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > box for

shoebox1860

1860 R. W. Emerson Beauty in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 267 I cry you mercy, good shoebox!

1897 Westm. Gaz. 16 Feb. 12/1 I gathered a bunch large enough to nearly fill an ordinary shoe-box.

1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel i. 101 A small house like a shoebox.

1970 J. Earl How to choose Tuners & Amplifiers i. 14 A modern stereo amplifier capable of yielding 20 watts..is nowadays barely larger than a shoe box.

2. figurative. A building or part of a building resembling a shoebox. Also attributive.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > building of specific shape > [noun]

quadrangle1596

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flat-iron1862

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tempietto1896

tetrapylon1904

igloo1956

shoebox1968

1968 Listener 1 Aug. 134/2 Leeds hasn't changed much. There are a few changes. Some of those glass shoe-boxes have been plonked down at random in the city centre.

1972 Times 8 June (Birmingham Suppl.) p.v/4 The mandatory shoe-box buildings.

1978 N. Freeling Night Lords xxxiii. 153 Bianchi..waved casually at the building; the usual pile of open shoe-boxes.

1979 M. Sharp Sunflower iii. 29 Shoebox buildings, nestled together like children's blocks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shoebox
释义	shoeboxn. Brit. /ˈʃuːbɒks/, U.S. /ˈʃuˌbɑks/ Etymology: shoe n. 1. A box in which a pair of shoes is packed. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > box for shoebox1860 1860 R. W. Emerson Beauty in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 267 I cry you mercy, good shoebox! 1897 Westm. Gaz. 16 Feb. 12/1 I gathered a bunch large enough to nearly fill an ordinary shoe-box. 1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel i. 101 A small house like a shoebox. 1970 J. Earl How to choose Tuners & Amplifiers i. 14 A modern stereo amplifier capable of yielding 20 watts..is nowadays barely larger than a shoe box. 2. figurative. A building or part of a building resembling a shoebox. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > building of specific shape > [noun] quadrangle1596 rotund1606 rotundo1614 camera1633 rotunda1648 tholosc1660 umbrella1680 octagon1767 round tower1790 cone1791 flat-iron1862 tetragon1884 tempietto1896 tetrapylon1904 igloo1956 shoebox1968 1968 Listener 1 Aug. 134/2 Leeds hasn't changed much. There are a few changes. Some of those glass shoe-boxes have been plonked down at random in the city centre. 1972 Times 8 June (Birmingham Suppl.) p.v/4 The mandatory shoe-box buildings. 1978 N. Freeling Night Lords xxxiii. 153 Bianchi..waved casually at the building; the usual pile of open shoe-boxes. 1979 M. Sharp Sunflower iii. 29 Shoebox buildings, nestled together like children's blocks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860
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