cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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In the sweet clip, Kelly, born Colson Baker, could be seen wearing a white cowboy hat, while his daughter matched in a pink sparkly cowboy hat. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 July 2025 The car was left with a cowboy hat on the hood, Thompson said. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 July 2025 During a recent songwriters gathering, Sweeney, a Texas traditionalist, showed up at Friends In Low Places in a cowboy hat. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025 Doorbell camera footage from the home showed that at about 1:34 p.m., an adult male with a dark mustache and light beard, wearing a black cowboy hat, camouflage print jacket, dark-colored T-shirt and black shorts, approached the home and knocked on the front door. Idaho Statesman, 11 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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