cabbage-tree hat

American  

[kab-ij-tree] / ˈkæb ɪdʒˌtri /

noun

Australian.

1. a broad-brimmed hat made from cabbage-tree leaves.

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Etymology

Origin of cabbage-tree hat

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

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cabbage-tree hat

Flinders was wearing a cabbage-tree hat, for which a native had a fancy.

From The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Ernest Scott

An old cabbage-tree hat and a blue serge shirt made up the rest of his rig.

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Rolf Boldrewood

The shadows of the old gentleman and the girl had hardly disappeared from the threshold when the man in the cabbage-tree hat and side-spring boots rose swiftly, and peered stealthily after them.

From At Large by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

Banks almost dropped the tea-tray, and then darting outside, dashed his cabbage-tree hat on the ground, and began to dance as the first heavy drops of the coming deluge fell upon his head.

From In The Far North 1901 by Louis Becke

He was dressed in the usual bush costume, viz, jumper, breeches and belt, riding boots, spurs, and cabbage-tree hat; and in his frank open countenance could at once be read the genuineness of his friendship.

From Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter by Colin Munro

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