snap brim

noun

a hat brim that can be turned up or down.

Also called snap-brim hat. a man's fedora, usually of felt and often worn with the brim turned up in back and down in front.

Origin of snap brim

1905-1910

First recorded in 1905-10

Related forms

snap-brim, snap-brimmed, adjective

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There was a red feather in the bow on his snap brim felt hat.

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