shovel hat


noun
  1. a hat with a broad brim turned up at the sides and projecting with a shovellike curve in front and behind; worn by some ecclesiastics, chiefly in England.

Other words from shovel hat

  • shovel-hatted, adjective

Words Nearby shovel hat

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How to use shovel hat in a sentence

  • Padre Ignatius, in his rusty black cassock, advanced, holding his shovel-hat clasped to his breast.

  • The lawyer, shocked out of his dreaming, looked up and recognized the singular figure of the little man in the shovel hat.

    Max Fargus | Owen Johnson
  • A picturesque grey-headed and grey-bearded old Jew, in a shovel-hat and gaberdine.'

    Our Mutual Friend | Charles Dickens
  • He put on a very fine shovel-hat, and led the way to his large touring car.

    Where the Blue Begins | Christopher Morley
  • What were his apron and knee-breeches and shovel-hat but theatrical properties to impress and over-awe the vulgar?

British Dictionary definitions for shovel hat

shovel hat

noun
  1. a black felt hat worn by some clergymen, with a brim rolled up to resemble a shovel in shape

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