Noun in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
But for ladies, wearing a hat indoors — at a luncheon, for example — was proper. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Hall, wearing a dark suit and with a panama hat covering his face, had been shot once, the bullet piercing his right temple before exiting below the left ear. Joe Pompeo, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 The camera slowly pans in on Beyoncé wearing shades and a sleek black cowgirl hat. Sarah Hepola, ELLE, 12 Sep. 2022 The man pictured on the surveillance video was wearing an orange construction vest, gloves, and a large straw hat that hid his face. Mike Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 Former Texas basketball player Kevin Durant was on the Longhorns’ sideline and refused to wear a hat. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 Each item — from Julia Child’s kitchen to Abraham Lincoln’s hat — is accompanied by a short story about why the object is an important one. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 Astin posted a picture in a hat with the same illustration. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Gorham’s mother, Shantres Shaw, was there on the sideline in her number seven hat. Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English hæt; akin to Old High German huot head covering — more at hood entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HAT | HAT + VERB | HAT + NOUNADJECTIVE➤broad-brimmed, wide-brimmed寬簷帽▸➤floppy耷拉着的禮帽▸➤battered破舊的帽子▸➤pointed尖頂帽➤tall高頂帽▸➤fur, straw, wool, woollen/woolen, woolly/wooly (especially BrE) 皮帽;草帽;羊毛帽;毛線帽▸➤baseball, bobble, bowler, cocked, cowboy, hard, panama, party, peaked, riding, sun, ten-gallon, three-cornered, top, trucker (especially NAmE) 棒球帽;絨球帽;圓頂硬禮帽;三角帽;牛仔帽;安全帽;巴拿馬草帽;派對帽;鴨舌帽;騎手帽;遮陽帽;高頂寬邊呢帽;高頂禮帽;卡車司機帽➤silly, stupid傻乎乎的帽子VERB + HAT➤don, place戴帽◇He placed a battered felt hat on his head.他把一頂破舊的氈帽扣在頭上。➤doff, remove脫帽➤raise, tip, touch提一下帽子致意;觸帽致意◇The doorman tipped his hat as we entered.我們進門時,看門人提了一下帽子向我們致意。➤pull down拉下帽子◇He pulled his hat down over his face.他把帽子拉下來遮住了臉。HAT + VERB➤be trimmed with sth帽簷上飾有⋯◇The governor wore a cocked hat trimmed with white feathers.總督戴着一頂鑲有白色羽飾的三角帽。HAT + NOUN➤box (usually hatbox)帽盒▸➤shop, store (NAmE) 帽店▸➤stand (usually hatstand)立式衣帽架;圓頭帽撑▸➤band, pin (usually hatband, hatpin)帽帶;女帽飾針➡ topic at clothes