petasus

American  

[pet-uh-suhs] / ˈpɛt ə səs /

Also petasos

noun

plural

petasuses

1. a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.

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petasus British  

/ -ˌsɒs, ˈpɛtəsəs, ˈpɛtəsəs /

noun

1. a broad-brimmed hat worn by the ancient Greeks, such as one with wings on either side as traditionally worn by Mercury

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Etymology

Origin of petasus

1590–1600; < Latin < Greek pétasos, akin to petannýnai to spread out

Example Sentences

On his head he wore a petasus of hyacinthine hue, out of which sprang three peacock's feathers.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-05 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

It is a statuette, apparently of gold, or, more probably, of bronze-gilt—a figure of Mercury, obviously, its head being surmounted with the petasus or winged hat, the usual accessory of that deity. 

From A Changed Man; and other tales by Hardy, Thomas

And one of them had a petasus and a golden caduceus, and the other had a trumpet.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Fetch me a petasus, and lay the toga in the chariot.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 by Herbert, Henry William

Upon his head he had a petasus, or broad-brimmed hat of gray felt, fitting close to the skull, with a long fall behind, not very unlike in form to the south-wester of a modern seaman.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 by Herbert, Henry William