pillbox
noun
pill·box
ˈpil-ˌbäks 
1
: a box for pills
especially
: a shallow round box of pasteboard
2
: a small low concrete emplacement for machine guns and antitank weapons
3
: a small round hat without a brim
specifically
: a woman's shallow hat with a flat crown and straight sides
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Who can forget her designer suits, pillbox hats and, later, the oversized sunglasses, that became the fashion aspirations of the famous and not-so-famous wishing to capture a bit of her style.
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Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The actor stepped out in London wearing quadruple leopard print: A pillbox hat, a blazer dress, platform shoes, and a matching umbrella.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Brown stepped out in a full leopard-print outfit consisting of a jacket, pillbox hat, umbrella and handbag all in the animal pattern.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But Kennedy’s Camelot at least tried to elevate idealism, intellectualism, and the modern elegance of a pillbox hat.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The actor stepped out in London wearing quadruple leopard print: A pillbox hat, a blazer dress, platform shoes, and a matching umbrella.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Brown stepped out in a full leopard-print outfit consisting of a jacket, pillbox hat, umbrella and handbag all in the animal pattern.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But Kennedy’s Camelot at least tried to elevate idealism, intellectualism, and the modern elegance of a pillbox hat.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Pillbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pillbox. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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pillbox
noun
pill·box
ˈpil-ˌbäks
1
: a small usually shallow box for pills
2
: a small low fortification for machine guns and antitank weapons
3
: a small round hat without a brim
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