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chapeau bras

American  
[brah] / brɑ /

noun

  1. a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.

Etymology

Origin of chapeau bras

1755–65; < French: arm hat

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