sou'wester

noun

Definition of sou'westernext
1
as in baseball cap

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2
as in trench coat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sou'wester
  1. baseball cap
  2. trench coat
  3. silk hat
  4. trench
  5. top hat
  6. rain gear
  7. high hat
  8. cocked hat
Noun
  • There are flag sweaters and skate sneakers and prairie skirts; there are Cheyanne moccasins and Mennonite bonnets and the not-quite-holy Yankees baseball cap.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • There was a phone book, camera film canisters, metal pins, the tattered remains of a baseball cap and an orange t-shirt with the outline of a giant thumbs up.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • All of which can be layered with pieces like a cropped trench coat or oversized blazer.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • But from then on, Nolte was never late and showed up every day in the same outfit — a trench coat, T-shirt, sweats and Nike turf shoes — with a notebook in hand.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of trench coat
Noun
  • Moriya wore a Western-style morning coat and a silk hat that belonged to Prince Takamodo, the late father of Princess Ayako.
    — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Making big money as head of the Empire State Building and a bank, Smith moved to Fifth Avenue and swapped his brown derby for a silk hat.
    — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2018
Definition of silk hat
Noun
  • The incident happened after two trenches collapsed in Oakland County in the last 24 hours.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • Travis made his Eras Tour debut wearing a suit and top hat and appearing for the new portion of the show dedicated to The Tortured Poets Department.
    — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • Screaming Lord Sutch, founder of the Monster Raving Loony Party, enjoyed standing next to prime ministers in his top hat and leopard print jacket.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of top hat
Noun
  • Also pack enough layers to keep yourself comfortable if the weather changes quickly, including rain gear.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 24 June 2026
  • With more storms expected later this week, your rain gear is likely to get another workout, and the metro’s soggy streak may not be done yet.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Definition of rain gear
Noun
  • Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.
    — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022
Definition of high hat
Noun
  • One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
    — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
Definition of cocked hat
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