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

Example Sentences

When that day came round, Jimmy, the stockman, would come slouching into his master's office, cabbage-tree hat in hand.

From The Captain of the Polestar by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

One I made six shillings of, but the cabbage-tree hat is worth a pound.

From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John

“Hello, pard!” sung out a slouching-looking fellow in a frowsy shirt and cabbage-tree hat, addressing Vipan.

From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram

Flash Jack—red sash, cabbage-tree hat on back of head with nothing in it, glossy black curls bunched up in front of brim.

From On the Track by Lawson, Henry

And thus through the world, with a swing in his tread, Our hero self-satisfied goes; With his cabbage-tree hat on the back of his head, And the string of it under his nose.

From The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Kendall, Henry