fedora

noun

fe·​do·​ra fi-ˈdȯr-ə How to pronounce fedora (audio)
: a low soft felt hat with the crown creased lengthwise

Examples of fedora in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The timeless fedora style suits both men and women, with a 3-inch brim and 100 percent paper braid construction. Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024 His snap-brim fedora, for example, triggered a San Francisco-wide run on men’s dress hats. Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024 Um, okay … the great Scottish actor Alan Cumming is the host, in a wardrobe made up entirely of fabulous cloaks and cocked fedoras. Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024 With two long braids sneaking out from under his trademark fedora, and trailed by two chihuahuas, Goliath-Golly and Clara Bell, DeAngelo recently toured the cavernous greenhouses for his new venture, FLRish Inc. Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024 The magazine’s first employee was Rea Irvin, a charismatic and worldly man-about-town—known for his distinctive fedora with a wide brim—who had been an actor, a comic-strip artist, and an art editor. Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 The man in the sideline fedora would never coach again. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024 In pictures posted to her Instagram grid, the pop diva posed in a white silk pajama-style suit, topped with a furry black coat and a wide-brim black fedora. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2024 Wanting to learn how to hand-make baby clothes like her mom did, Mel joins the town sewing circle, where she's introduced to the late Lilly's daughter Ava (Libby Osler), who's reluctantly back in town and coping by wearing an aggressively wide-brimmed fedora. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Fédora (1882), drama by V. Sardou

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fedora was in 1883

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Cite this Entry

“Fedora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fedora. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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fedora

noun
fe·​do·​ra fi-ˈdōr-ə How to pronounce fedora (audio)
-ˈdȯr-
: a low soft felt hat with the crown creased lengthwise

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