n. 1. A railroad parlor car or sleeping car. Also called Pullman car. 2. A large suitcase. Also called Pullman case. [After George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897), American industrialist and inventor.] |
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adj. Small, long, and narrow in architectural design: a pullman hall; a pullman kitchen. [From its resemblance to a PULLMAN, railroad car.] |
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