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

Hemimellitic :: Hemimellitic (a.) Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; -- said of an organic acid.

Boxer :: Boxer (n.) One who packs boxes.

Box :: Box (v. t.) To furnish with boxes, as a wheel..

Boxkeeper :: Boxkeeper (n.) An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.

Box :: Box (n.) A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box..

Empty :: Empty (n.) An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, special rates for empties..

Crow''s-nest :: Crow's-nest (n.) A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout..

Box :: Box (n.) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing..

Bushel :: Bushel (n.) The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.

Wherret :: Wherret (n.) A box on the ear.

Box :: Box (n.) A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.

Axle Box :: Axle box () The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle..

Keep :: Keep (n.) A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place..

Mail :: Mail (n.) A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried..

Camera Obscura :: Camera obscura () An apparatus in which the image of an external object or objects is, by means of lenses, thrown upon a sensitized plate or surface placed at the back of an extensible darkened box or chamber variously modified; -- commonly called simply the camera..

Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize..

Boxing :: Boxing (n.) Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.

Cist :: Cist (n.) A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix..

Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level..

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