hats

noun

plural of hat
as in caps
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat

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Recent Examples of hats Miller, 85, flew in from California nine days ago to follow the campaign in its final days and sell merchandise — buttons that read ‘Make Love Not War,’ hats that stitched with ‘GULF OF MEXICO EST 1550’ across the face. — Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 That includes signs and hats, t-shirts, buttons, stickers or other clothing promoting a particular candidate or initiative. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Next year will bring denim accessories like tote bags and hats. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 Guests were encouraged to wear baseball jerseys, hats and other baseball attire, and each child got to choose their own walk-up song. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 Inside the house, Helen saw the Army officers, the major and the chaplain, standing erect, hats tucked to sides, pinned there by an elbow. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 Such hats aren't super common on the red carpet, which is another reason Lipa's updo-and-chapeau combo is so charming. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026 Percussion is at the forefront of the mix, with microscopic pinpricks in lieu of hi-hats and lots of keylike metallic jangling run through sheets of echo. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 The hats ensured that everyone at a Hollywood event knew when Hedda Hopper had arrived. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hats
  1. caps
  2. helmets
  3. headdresses
  4. headpieces
Noun
  • For the first 30 years, UT would receive at least 3% of revenues from both developments above $25 million, subject to separate revenue caps of $30 million for the entertainment district and $40 million for the condominium hotel.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • After the introductory period, an ARM's interest rate can rise, subject to limits known as rate caps.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of caps
Noun
  • Emergency responders in tactical helmets were seen on scene along with more than a dozen law enforcement vehicles, video from CNN affiliate WOI showed.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Maybe, just maybe, this is how most future helmets would look.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of helmets
Noun
  • By the Renaissance, black mourning garments, veils, and headdresses distinguished grieving European aristocrats.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of headdresses
Noun
  • McQueen juxtaposed religious imagery with the brutality of war, incorporating Don McCullin's photographs of the Vietnam War into garments alongside ecclesiastical tailoring, bumster trousers, and thorn-like headpieces.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Both dresses paired with ornate beaded headpieces, which are having something of a moment with stars lately.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of headpieces

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