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pillbox

[pil-boks] / ˈpɪlˌbɒks /


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Apparently nostalgic for the Champagne, pillbox hats and soft-lit glamour that supposedly characterized the skies in the 1950s and ’60s, U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The women would often wear these extravagant, floral hats or don a more subtle pillbox style.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

He advised people not to attempt to go inside the pillbox "for safety reasons, especially not when the tide's coming in".

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Unthinkable as it seems, Edna was dowdy then, given to mousy brown hair and pillbox hats.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

She was looking for the perfect pillbox hat for church, as well.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English