chapeau
noun
a hat.
chapeaus
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pluralof chapeau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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County deputies over the past 150-plus years — octagon-shaped uniform caps, broad-brimmed chapeaus like the one Canadian Mounties use, helmets, and more — there is no mention whatsoever of Stetsons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
Seattle’s iconic Bernie Utz Hats — I own nine Bernie chapeaus for all seasons and occasions — closed the Third and Union shop it occupied for 84 years in 2018.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
Watkins herself counts 75 Beane originals among her more than 150 chapeaus.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2019
People have used them for food, currency and hat-making material—the human desire for warm and stylish chapeaus almost wiped beavers out.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 20, 2018
And many and many a time I've seen The two walk down the quay With their yard-arms locked and their chapeaus cocked, To gaze on the ships at sea.
From Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 by Various
