top hat

noun

: a tall-crowned hat usually of beaver or silk

Examples of top hat in a Sentence

He wore a top hat and tails.
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While the Queen, 77, went with a summer white ensemble and matching hat, the King looked dapper in a grey suit with a pink vest underneath, plus a top hat. Simon Perry, People.com, 20 June 2025 People approach their days differently; in one of the private enclosures, three old boys in full old-school suits and top hats sit and peruse their racecards and newspapers, smoking cigars and barely saying a word. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025 While his bandmates pranced around the stage with black dildos bobbing from their noses and top hats jauntily cocked, Forrest would open the show in a Joker-esque getup, holding a flaming Bible. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025 And like Walt Disney hosted Disney’s early TV ventures, there’s Cole – dressed in a banana-yellow tuxedo and top hat – serving as an on-field emcee. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for top hat

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of top hat was in 1864

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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20hat. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

top hat

noun
: a man's hat with a tall crown

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