cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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Each of the portraits showed Noem sporting a cowboy hat while riding a horse. Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 8 July 2025 Who knew tuberculosis had a connection to the development of the cowboy hat or the U.S. military or women’s dress sizes? Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Because of the legendary drummer's stylings, while wearing a dark cowboy hat, blending into his electric blue suit and white patent leather cowboy boots standing out on purpose, Vaughan had enough room to add a slight flourish to the track's signature jazzy, surf rock melodic line. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Beyoncé, pictured with her husband Jay-Z, wears a cowboy hat and burgundy faux fur during the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 24, 2025 in Paris, France. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cowboy hat

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowboy hat was in 1882

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“Cowboy hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20hat. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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