a cardboard box, typically circular, for carrying hats (尤指放帽子的圆形)纸板盒 ■(dated)used in comparisons to convey the freshness and neatness of someone's appearance (旧)[用于比喻]衣冠整洁 I'd go out looking fresh out of a bandbox. 我要衣冠整洁、仪表堂堂地走出去。
语源
mid 17th cent.: from band + box, the box being used originally for neckbands