picture hat

noun

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

picture hat

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of picture hat¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Barbara glanced at his thoughtful, strong face from under the edge of her picture-hat, which slyly she had rearranged.

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Tall as Wilbur Edes was, he was overshadowed by that immaculate blond pompadour and that plumed picture hat.

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The damaged picture hat slid off on the floor with a soft little thud, but he never turned around.

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Silly—wait till you see my dream of a picture hat—with yellow roses—to be worn with a shadow lace robe over a primrose slip.

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"Oh, I suppose so," came the indifferent answer from Mary, as she tilted the picture hat to an angle a trifle more jaunty.

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