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hat
has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] (clothing) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)Rachel wore a smart hat and , because she had been warned recently about smoking , puffed at her cigarettes through a long ivory holder stained with lipstick . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Bicycle gear-sets he had once used as the basis of the design for the Camden_Cycly_Company plant hung on a rope in one corner , and over his desk , next to several old and dusty hats , was a clean pair of roller_skates which he occasionally used up_and_down front of his house . He left his home the day after New_Year 's wearing a mackinaw and sheepskin mittens and without a hat . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)He had_on his gray tweed overcoat and his city hat , and his brief_case lay on the bench . Mr._Jack cried when the brush tipped his hat down over his eyes . |
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[ verb ] (clothing) put on or wear a hat
Examples "He was unsuitably hatted" Used in print (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)Can you imagine yourself forgetting under_the_circumstances that you are approaching this startling and unexpected situation so unsuitably hatted and armed with a paper horn ? |
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[ verb ] furnish with a hat
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[ noun ] an informal term for a person's role
Examples "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" Related terms |
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