hat

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /hæt/
• (Canada) (UK) IPA ^(key): [hat]

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Noun

Singular hat

Plural hats

1. (countable) A hat is a piece of clothing that you wear on your head.

   A poke bonnet is an old-fashioned woman's hat that covers the hair and shades the face with a rim.

   Please take off your hat when you enter the church.

   Men remove their hats when entering a church.

   Women's hats are sold in a special store called a milliner's shop or a millinery.

   Men's hats are sold in a special store called a haberdashery.

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  A poke bonnet is an old-fashioned woman's hat.
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  Abraham Lincoln wearing a top hat
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  Texas cowboys wearing cowboy hats
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  The Mad Hatter (right) in Alice in Wonderland

Related words

• milliner