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bowler hat

American  
[bohl-er hat] / ˈboʊl ər ˌhæt /
Also bowler

noun

  • bowler hats
    plural
  1. a stiff felt hat with rounded crown and narrow brim, worn chiefly by men; derby.


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Mr. Munson seeds the otherwise ordinary setting with ominously recurring symbols and side characters—a mysterious bowler hat, a man with a mole near his mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

He was particular in his dress, favoring a dark suit, vest and pocket watch and, often, a bowler hat.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2023

But that standard has a decidedly old school feel to it, conjuring up an image of, say, an English gentleman like John Steed with a bumbershoot and a bowler hat.

From Slate Oct. 14, 2022

She wore a bowler hat impaled with a Union flag and brandished another in her hand.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2022

Reflected behind you there is a man in a bowler hat, though he appears in some mirrors and not in others.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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