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| bonnet |
a traditional women's cloth hat with a brim and fastened beneath the chin with ribbons, now worn primarily by infants. [1/6 definitions] |
| brim |
to be filled to the brim or to capacity. [2/4 definitions] |
| brimful |
full to the brim or top; brimming. |
| brimless |
combined form of brim. |
| brink |
the edge or brim of a slope or cliff. [1/2 definitions] |
| cap1 |
a soft, close-fitting head cover, often with a peak or visor but without a brim. [1/10 definitions] |
| cocked hat |
a man's hat with a wide brim turned up in two or three flaps toward a pointed crown. |
| derby |
a hard hat made of felt with a round top and a curved, narrow brim; bowler. [1/3 definitions] |
| fedora |
a hat of soft felt, with a curled brim that can be turned up or down and a lengthwise crease in the crown. |
| hatband |
a band of cloth placed around the crown of a hat, just above the brim. |
| homburg |
a felt hat that has a stiff, shallow, slightly curled brim and a soft creased crown. |
| morion1 |
an open, crested metal helmet of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, usu. having a flat or downturned brim. |
| poke bonnet |
a bonnet with a brim that projects out at the front. |
| porkpie |
a man's hat having a low, flat, circular crown and a snap brim. |
| skimmer |
a straw hat with a wide brim and a flat crown. [1/4 definitions] |
| slouch hat |
a soft hat having a wide, flexible brim. |
| snap-brim hat |
a hat with the crown creased lengthwise and a flexible brim, usu. turned down in front. |
| southwester |
a waterproof hat that has an esp. wide brim in the back, usu. made of oilskin, plastic, or canvas. [1/3 definitions] |
| Stetson |
trademark for several styles of hat usu. made of felt and esp. in the western style of a high crown and wide brim. |
| sunbonnet |
a large fabric hat with a deep brim and a back flap that shield the face and neck from the sun. |
| ten-gallon hat |
a cowboy hat with a very wide brim and tall crown, usu. made of felt. |
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