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PRONUNCIATION OF GLORY BOX

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLORY BOX

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glory box is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLORY BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glory Box

"Glory Box" is a single by English trip hop group Portishead, released in 1995. The title song samples "Ike's Rap II" by Isaac Hayes. The song is a love song, featuring the frequent refrain, "I just want to be a woman.". The main repeating melody of the song is sampled from the 1960s TV series The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. The music video is set in the 1950s, featuring lead singer Beth Gibbons as a jazz singer at a club while various office workers watch her perform. Sexual tension begins to rise between certain characters, as eventually, all of the workers, as separate couples, attend the club where Beth is performing. Apart from the band members, the entire cast of the video appear in drag.

Definition of glory box in the English dictionary

The definition of glory box in the dictionary is a box in which a young woman stores clothes, etc, in preparation for marriage.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLORY BOX

gloried
glories
glorifiable
glorification
glorified
glorifier
glorifies
glorify
gloriole
gloriosa
glorious
Glorious Revolution
gloriously
gloriousness
glory
glory hole
glory lily
glory-of-the-snow

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLORY BOX

black box
collection box
commentary box
ditty box
honesty box
jewellery box
jockey box
jury box
light box
music box
offertory box
out of the box
penalty box
play box
PO box
sentry box
suggestion box
the box
tool box
vanity box

Synonyms and antonyms of glory box in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «glory box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLORY BOX

Find out the translation of glory box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glory box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glory box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荣耀箱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuadro de gloria
570 millions of speakers

English

glory box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महिमा बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مربع المجد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слава окно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixa de glória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চমত্কার বাক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boîte de gloire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak kemuliaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glory Box
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

栄光箱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영광 상자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kamulyan kothak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp vinh quang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருமை பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गौरव बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şan kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scatola di gloria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pole chwały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слава вікно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutie glorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουτί δόξα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heerlikheid box
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ära låda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

herlighet boks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glory box

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLORY BOX»

The term «glory box» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.841 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLORY BOX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glory box

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLORY BOX»

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Body Blows: Six Performances
This book explores the tangible body blows—taken and given—of Miller’s life and times as explored in his performances: the queer-basher’s blow, the sweet blowing breath of a lover, the below-the-belt blow of HIV/AIDS, the psychic ...
Tim Miller, 2002
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Making Modern Lives: Subjectivity, Schooling, and Social Change
Since she was about 14 she had been preparing her “Glory Box [Hope Chest].” The “Glory Box” is not a term much heard today, but in preceding generations it referred to the collection of household items—sheets, towels, dishes, cutlery— that ...
Julie McLeod, Lyn Yates, 2012
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Love and Care: The Glory Box Tradition of Coptic Women in ...
The book has its origins in The Glory Box Project, a collaboration between Brimbank City Council's Hunt Club Community Arts Centre, the Coptic Women's Association and Victoria University, and funded by Arts Victoria.
Marty Grace, Enza Gandolfo, 2011
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Glory Box
'Glory Box' is written in a loving, caring tone. There are recipes throughout, which give the reader a homely feeling. It is the story of a war hero and his loyal wife told by their loving daughter.
Margaret Mills, 2004
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The Atlantic Monthly
Eunice was still staring at the Glory- Box, but it was more than her Glory- Box. It was part of the problem that she was trying to think out clearly. For perhaps sorrow was a problem that you could work out like other problems, if only you could see ...
‎1914
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Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories
Eunice was still staring at the Glory-Box, but it was more than her Glory-Box. It was part of the problem that she was trying to think out clearly. For perhaps sorrow was a problem that you could work out like other problems, if only you could see ...
Charles Swain Thomas, 1918
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Shadows on the Wall
I THE GLORY-BOX I HAVE never seen a glory-box. I know nothing of its size, of its shape, of its design, nor of the timbers usually employed in its construction. As to its contents, I should regard it as a sacrilege to hazard a conjecture.
Frank Boreham, 1922
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Portishead's Dummy
reportedly “an incident” at the Mercury Music Awards ceremony at which Maxinquaye was nominated alongside Dummy. >l<>l<>l< With “Roads,” in particular, “Glory Box” has generated numerous covers on YouTube. There is a Latin jazz-pop ...
‎2011
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The Atlantic
'Mother, my Glory-Box! Don't let me see it! Oh, don't let me see my Glory-Box! ' Mrs. Day came up to the bed. 'I'll take it out to-morrow while you are at school. I meant to do that.' Her face worked as she left the room. When the door closed, ...
‎1914
10
The Harp and the Ferryman
Those were the days of the 'glory box'. Glory box! What a term! The glory box was a name used to describe a collection of household items put aside for the day a young woman's dream of marriage finally came true. She often purchased a ...
Helen Cox, Peter Roberts, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLORY BOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glory box is used in the context of the following news items.
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Portishead, éternelle étreinte trip-hop
... «Numb» ou «Glory Box», affleurent encore d'autres clins d'œil aux compositeurs de cinéma que Barrow révère. A l'image de John Barry (le ... «Le Temps, Jul 15»
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From YouTube to High School Graduation, This Is How Alessia Cara …
... Rap 2,” a sample that's also featured on Portishead's song “Glory Box,” and a detail that might distract you from what's actually going on: This ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
3
7 songs better for summer than 'See You Again'
The bass line might seem familiar since it was in Portishead's 1995 hit “Glory Box” (and Tricky's “Hell Is Around the Corner” — lifted from Isaac ... «Fusion, Jul 15»
4
Underground Lovers To Rock Leaps & Bounds' Closing Night …
The night of nostalgia will kick off early on Sunday, 19 July with The Glory Box set to go on at 5pm, Autohaze at 6pm and Underground Lovers ... «theMusic, Jun 15»
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Finucane and Smith to embark on last Melbourne season of 'Glory Box'
Revered cabaret house Finucane and Smith have been performing Glory Box to packed houses for over 10 years. But, due to their ever ... «Gay News Network, Jun 15»
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Reviving hope-chest tradition
However, the filling of a hope or dower chest, also referred to as a cedar chest or glory box, is still an important tradition in other parts of the ... «MyCentralJersey.com, Jun 15»
7
Artists respond to budget cuts by offering free tickets
On Monday, Moira Finucane announced on Facebook that artists would receive free tickets to their upcoming Collingwood season of Glory Box ... «ArtsHub, May 15»
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The Glory Box caters for those in need
Robyn Liddle is the co-manager of an op-shop called The Glory Box in Avondale. In this week's Daily Grind she talks to Rose Rees-Owen ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, May 15»
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Te Papa's new art season opens the glory box
Te Papa opens a glory box of treasures this Easter as it unveils its fourth season of Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa with eight new shows showcasing ... «Scoop.co.nz, Mar 15»
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Listen: Dublin band Swords release free stream/download of their …
Dublin alternative band Swords have made their cover of Portishead's seminal 'Glory Box' available online as a free stream or download. «Entertainment.ie, Jan 15»

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