shadowbox

Definition

A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.

Etymology

From shadow + box (“cuboid container”).

Example Sentences

• "Simply constructed of wood, a shadowbox sign frame 6 inches deep, 11 inches wide and 70 inches long is suspended over the stairway of the Scott Sotre, 124 Fifth Avenue, Jamestown, N.D."
• "To build a shadowbox into the normal sort of hollow-core wall, we first have to make darned sure where we want the thing, for once you start making a shadowbox, there's no going back unless you panel over the whole area with a new surface."
• "If you are going to make shadowboxes your hobby, your first consideration must be the room in which you want to place the shadowbox, not the room you want to build inside the shadowbox."