picture hat

American  

noun

1. a woman's hat having a very broad, flexible brim, often decorated with feathers, flowers, or the like.

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picture hat British  

noun

1. a decorated hat with a very wide brim, esp as worn by women in paintings by Gainsborough and Reynolds

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Etymology

Origin of picture hat

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Yet he distracted from that otherwise well-delivered message with big Scarlett O’Hara picture hats that appeared to have been blown off by a breeze to frame the face and shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times

On her head was a monstrous picture hat and on her arm a monstrous bird.

From Literature

I draw a woman with wide shoulders and a picture hat.

From Literature

A large picture hat shaded her pale face.

From Project Gutenberg

She sports bonnets one decade, big picture hats the next.

From Project Gutenberg