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