| at the drop of a hat |
without much cause; easily. |
| cocked hat |
a man's hat with a wide brim turned up in two or three flaps toward a pointed crown. |
| hard hat |
a strong hat made of hard plastic. It protects the heads of people who work in dangerous places such as mines or construction areas. |
| hard-hat |
(informal) a construction worker. |
| high hat |
see "top hat." |
| high-hat1 |
(informal) to treat snobbishly; condescend toward. [2 definitions] |
| high-hat2 |
a pair of cymbals mounted on a stand and struck together by means of a foot pedal, used esp. by drummers in jazz and rock bands. |
| old hat |
old-fashioned. [2 definitions] |
| opera hat |
a man's collapsible top hat. |
| 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] |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| straw hat |
a hat made from natural straw or a straw-like material, often used in warm weather. |
| straw-hat |
of, designating, or relating to a summer theater or summer theaters located in rural or suburban areas. |
| ten-gallon hat |
a cowboy hat with a very wide brim and tall crown, usu. made of felt. |
| top hat |
a tall, cylindrical, black silk hat with a stiff narrow brim, worn by men on formal occasions. |