opera hat

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noun
  1. a man's tall, collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric.

Origin of opera hat

1
First recorded in 1800–10

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How to use opera hat in a sentence

  • Then they would go in, opera hat under arm, with that conquering air of married men when they are unaccompanied by their wives.

    The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
  • Lot 176—Frock coat and vest, dress coat and vest, ditto, pair of trousers and opera hat.

    Happy Days | Alan Alexander Milne
  • Instead, Gortchky wore an opera hat, with evening dress of the most fashionable description.

  • A black overcoat of some stylish cut and a silk hat or crush or opera hat is also worn.

    The Etiquette of To-day | Edith B. Ordway
  • We are like what a music-hall Lion Comique would be without his opera-hat, if such a thing can be imagined.

British Dictionary definitions for opera hat

opera hat

noun
  1. a collapsible top hat operated by a spring: Also called: gibus

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