bell-topper
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The frock coat had been "restored," the rag cap was abandoned in favour of a limp bell-topper, contributed by the family of a benevolent clergyman, and the tan boots were artistically blacked with stove polish.
From The Missing Link by Dyson, Edward
“Nothing on earth to do there, and they wanted me to wear a bell-topper hat on Sunday.”
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram
This was a tall, elderly, erect man dressed in black broad-cloth, with a bell-topper and a very voluminous white choker.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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