box frame

noun

1. Architecture. a monolithic reinforced-concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs.
2. Building Trades. a window frame with pockets for sash weights.

Word History and Origins

Origin of box frame¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

“Shayda” is not as tight as it could be and in Niasari’s understandable prioritizing of the mother and daughter holding the center of cinematographer Sherwin Akbarzadeh’s claustrophobic box frame, the orbiting figures can seem less distinct.

From Los Angeles Times

Other vestiges of her genteel surroundings, including a shadow box frame that she filled with the artfully placed collars of her beloved pugs, vie in the exhibition with the work that convulsed Honey in vituperative fits.

From New York Times

To top off the look, he wore a white hat with a box frame and lips that curved upward.

From Los Angeles Times

The hat is now displayed in Ruberg’s home in a shadow box frame, along with a pregnancy test, hospital bracelets, a sonogram image and other newborn paraphernalia.

From Washington Post

Even taking the box frame into account.

From Literature