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The craggy, hatlike shape is called an “einstein,” based on the German for “one stone.”

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2023

First, they showed that the hatlike tiles, when arranged together, formed four specific kinds of shapes.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2023

The latter has a circular base with low sides and a hatlike dome lid in which ingredients are slow-cooked or braised.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

An engaging re-creation of Mr. Jones’s own work space includes an array of hat blocks and two formidable hatlike devices for measuring head shapes.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2011

To give the scarf a lift and banish the babushka look, milliners have concocted a hatlike frame of stiff net.

From Time Magazine Archive