Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given to various things of a presumably coquettish or attractive nature: a small becoming bonnet fashionable about the middle of the nineteenth century; a lady's cap with ribbons that tied under the chin on one side with ‘kissing-strings’; a short lock of hair curled in front of each ear, etc. The name is also given to the wild pansy. See
kiss-me .
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Examples
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Giving Blackpool's entertainment history a very modern twist, this 10-day festival of magic, theatre, burlesque, circus and street entertainment revives Britain's favourite kiss-me-quick location's reputation as the best place to see variety performed.
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Art and design eventually gave way to sea-bathing, donkey-rides and kiss-me-quick hats, before cheap flights to the continent helped usher in an era of social deprivation and boarded-up shops.
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He spoke of "leisured gaiety": kiss-me-quick hats and fairground novelties alongside solemn Henry Moore figures.
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Nostalgia, innocence, sea air, kiss-me-quick hats and saucy postcards – piers are a uniquely British mix, and a dying breed.
The death of a pier 2008
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Oh yeah, and sorry that my pic here above shows me un-bowler hatted, but unfortunately they were so unconvincing that it looked more like a Blackpool kiss-me-quick hat than businessman chic.
Archive 2006-06-01 Kerron Cross 2006
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Oh yeah, and sorry that my pic here above shows me un-bowler hatted, but unfortunately they were so unconvincing that it looked more like a Blackpool kiss-me-quick hat than businessman chic.
Company Law Reform Bill Kerron Cross 2006
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Oh, she had often felt inclined to send them all to the devil: the made-up eyes, the kiss-me-quick lips, the tow wigs, the low jokes, the monkey-claws!
The Bill-Toppers J. Andr�� Castaigne
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He nodded to the staff; growled a "Lazybones!" as the Roofers passed out two by two, always two by two: a fair one with made-up eyes, a dark one with kiss-me-quick lips; sniffed their cheap perfumes amid the tarry smell of the packages marked Sidney, New York, Paris ....
The Bill-Toppers J. Andr�� Castaigne
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No kiss-me-quick change had a chance of producing anything better.
The Freelands John Galsworthy 1900
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No kiss-me-quick change had a chance of producing anything better.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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