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Synonyms: Noun
cap, chapeau, headdress, headgear, headpiece, lid [slang]
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in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hatRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Photo: Getty Images For this peacocking crowd, hats are practically mandatory. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "Inside the Bizarre Life of a Male Street-Style Star," 14 Jan. 2019 For example, a hat—whether that’s a baseball cap or a beanie—can be helpful in keeping the sun out of your eyes or warming your head. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, "7 Tips for Packing All the Right Clothing for Your First Backpacking Trip," 24 Oct. 2018 If your pup can't stand wearing clothes, maybe a horned hat is the way to go. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "POLL: Which Dog Halloween Costume Is Cuter?," 24 Sep. 2018 The Make America Great Again hat is this generation’s Ku Klux hood. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, "Pusha-T Compares 'Make America Great Again' Hat to 'This Generation's Ku Klux Klan Hood'," 6 July 2018 Carey tipped his hat to China, which is a likely target for as second race as Formula One looks to expand in Asia. — Stephen Wade, The Seattle Times, "Bottas, Vettel lead Chinese GP practice sessions," 12 Apr. 2019 If the 2020 Democratic primary race is starting to feel a bit like a clown car, then there’s great news: one of the latest Dems to throw his hat in is quite the joker. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Teens Started Mike Gravel's Meme-Heavy 2020 Presidential Campaign," 9 Apr. 2019 Our hats go off to Gabrielle Blair, the true Fixer Upper MVP. — Blair Donovan, Country Living, "Joanna Gaines Finally Met the Woman Who's Responsible for 'Fixer Upper'," 7 Apr. 2019 The students signed their agreements and donned their Harley hats amid cheers from family members and supporters, including MPS Superintendent Keith Posley and MATC President Vicki Martin. — Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Harley-Davidson signs 4 MPS Bradley Tech students as youth apprentices," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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The first known use of hat was before the 12th century
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