Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A box for holding pills.
- noun Humorously, a kind of carriage.
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Examples
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How the Queen Reigns – Dorothy Laird: There used to be a crazy-fabulous little vintage-with-a-focus-on-the-50s shop in Paddington: marching band costumes and pill-box hats and pearl collars and a small proprietor who sat low down behind a display case and kept all the change in a large tapestry handbag.
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How the Queen Reigns – Dorothy Laird: There used to be a crazy-fabulous little vintage-with-a-focus-on-the-50s shop in Paddington: marching band costumes and pill-box hats and pearl collars and a small proprietor who sat low down behind a display case and kept all the change in a large tapestry handbag.
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It was on the same occasion that Sarah Brown wore a skirt suit and a pill-box hat, but Sam Cam kept things simple, opting for a navy blue dress.
Samantha Cameron Casual And Calm At State Opening Of British Parliament (PHOTOS, POLL) 2010
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Young people create a vaudeville/pub atmosphere in pill-box hats, their instruments and enthusiasm visible, as they sing songs by Noel Coward, the original playwright, and author of the intense, riveting, and classic film by David Lean.
Gwen Davis: "Brief (and Unmoving) Encounter" Gwen Davis 2010
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How the Queen Reigns – Dorothy Laird: There used to be a crazy-fabulous little vintage-with-a-focus-on-the-50s shop in Paddington: marching band costumes and pill-box hats and pearl collars and a small proprietor who sat low down behind a display case and kept all the change in a large tapestry handbag.
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Young people create a vaudeville/pub atmosphere in pill-box hats, their instruments and enthusiasm visible, as they sing songs by Noel Coward, the original playwright, and author of the intense, riveting, and classic film by David Lean.
Gwen Davis: "Brief (and Unmoving) Encounter" Gwen Davis 2010
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At the Sundance Film Festival, Parker Posey cemented her place as coolest indie chick ever by winning a Special Recognition award for her deranged performance as pill-box hatted Jackie-O.
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We can throw away the white gloves and pill-box hat and create today's modern day lady.
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Seen from a distance, they resemble pill-box defences constructed under the directions of a drunken idiot, all facing the wrong way and placed at jarring angles to one another.
It is interesting that Sir George Young took the opportunity... 2007
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Yes, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Bob Dylan 2007
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