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| hatband |
a band of cloth placed around the crown of a hat, just above the brim. |
| hatbox |
a deep box or case, usu. cylindrical, for storing or carrying a single hat. |
| hatless |
combined form of hat. |
| high hat |
see "top hat." |
| homburg |
a felt hat that has a stiff, shallow, slightly curled brim and a soft creased crown. |
| leghorn |
a hat made with such straw. [1/3 definitions] |
| lid |
(slang) a hat. [1/6 definitions] |
| opera hat |
a man's collapsible top hat. |
| panache |
a feathery plume, as on a hat. [1/2 definitions] |
| Panama hat |
a durable, lightweight, crushable hat made of the flexible strawlike leaves of a perennial that is native to Central and South America. [2 definitions] |
| plume |
a feather used as a decoration or as a mark of honor, as on a hat or helmet. [1/6 definitions] |
| porkpie |
a man's hat having a low, flat, circular crown and a snap brim. |
| sailor |
a flat-brimmed, flat-crowned straw hat. [1/3 definitions] |
| sealskin |
a garment, such as a coat or hat, made of sealskin. [1/2 definitions] |
| shako |
a tall, stiff, cylinder-shaped military dress hat with a front visor and a plume. |
| shovel hat |
a broad-brimmed hat turned up at the sides and having a shovellike projection front and back, usu. worn by English clergymen. |
| silk hat |
a man's formal black top hat covered with a silken material. |
| 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. |
| snood |
a hairnet, hat, or part of a hat that is worn at the back of a woman's head, esp. at the nape of her neck. [1/3 definitions] |
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