shadow box

noun

A wall-mounted display case.

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Meanings

nounshadow box (plural shadow boxes)

plural shadow boxes

  1. A wall-mounted display case.
verbshadow box (third-person singular simple present shadow boxes, present participle shadow boxing, simple past and past participle shadow boxed)

present singular third person shadow boxes · participle present shadow boxing · participle past shadow boxed · past shadow boxed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shadowbox.
Cite this entry
APA

shadow box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20box

MLA

“shadow box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20box. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadow box,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20box.

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