<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">mailboxes</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31413159</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:36:15</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">letter box</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">letter boxes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">letter-box</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">letter-boxes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mail boxes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mail-boxes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mailbox</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Public or private containers for pickup or delivery of mail. For rented compartments in officially designated post offices, use "post-office boxes." The term formerly referred to boxes in which the mailbags were placed on a mail coach or steamer. In British usage, "mailboxes" typically refers specifically to such containers placed on a pole or post on a person's property, while "letter-boxes" typically refers to the larger boxes located in public places. ]]></dc:description></metadata>