hat
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noun \ˈhat\Definition of HAT
1
: a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown and brim
2
a : a distinctive head covering worn as a symbol of office b : an office, position, or role assumed by or as if by the wearing of a special hat <wore many hats in her career>
— hat·less \-ləs\ adjective
— under one's hat
: not disclosed : secret <kept the news under his hat>
Examples of HAT
- <in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat>
Origin of HAT
Middle English, from Old English hæt; akin to Old High German huot head covering — more at hood
First Known Use: before 12th century
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Related Words: baseball cap, beret, billycock [British], biretta, boater, bonnet, bowler, calotte, capuche, casque, castor, cloche, cocked hat, cowboy hat, cowl, derby, fedora, fez, garrison cap, hard hat, helm, helmet, high hat, homburg, hood, kepi (also képi), kufi, leghorn, miter (or mitre), nightcap, opera hat, overseas cap, panama, picture hat, pillbox, plug hat, porkpie hat, service cap, shako, silk hat, skimmer, skullcap, sombrero, sou'wester, Stetson, stocking cap, stovepipe, sunbonnet, tam, tam-o'-shanter, ten-gallon hat, top hat, topper, toque, tricorne (or tricorn), turban, zucchetto; warbonnet
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