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shad'ow box"




a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry. Also called shad'ow box" frame".

shad•ow•box



Pronunciation: (shad'ō-boks"), [key]
—v.i.
1. to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
2. to evade or avoid direct or decisive action.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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