"giftbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: giftboxes [plural]
Etymology: From gift + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gift|box}} gift + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} giftbox (plural giftboxes)
  1. A box of gifts. Categories (topical): Containers Translations (box of gifts): 禮盒 /礼盒 (lǐhé) (Chinese Mandarin), lahjapakkaus (Finnish), lahjapaketti (Finnish), prezent [masculine] (Polish), กล่องของขวัญ (Thai)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2010 August 11 (5:00pm), Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, “Shadow of the Colossus” reviewed by Zero Punctuation, 3:27–3:42 and 3:56–4:08",
          "text": "So Shadow of the Colossus has its gripes: one or two of the colossi phone it in a bit, especially the ones that are only about the size of a bull, which is disappointing when held against flying-snakey-speeding-horsey-leapy-stabby wahey, like a big gift box containing five thousand packing peanuts and a Kinder Surprise."
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          "sense": "box of gifts",
          "word": "禮盒 /礼盒"
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      "sense": "box of gifts",
      "word": "กล่องของขวัญ"
    }
  ],
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