hatbox
noun
- box or fitted case, usually cylindrical, for storing or transporting hats
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English hat English box English hatbox From hat + box.
- A piece of luggage for a hat; a case or box for a hat.
“A green and pink plaid hat box contains eight more hatboxes that can be stacked like a set of Russian nesting dolls.”
“Get a whiff of the models that served our grandfathers well: They now combine the must of a midcentury hatbox with the musk of 21st-century body spray.”