cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

Examples of cowboy hat in a Sentence

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Adcock was shirtless, wearing only a cowboy hat and a pair of jeans, while leading the crowd. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Hargitay could be seen smiling with her arm around her teenage daughter, who gave a soft smile and wore a white sweater with a bear in a cowboy hat. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 Kastleman suggests wearing Texas boots with shorts while including key elements, such as a cowboy hat and a bohemian vibe. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025 The locals are partial to cowboy hats and other attire that would blend into the sartorial landscape in (relatively) nearby rural Nevada and Oregon. David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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