porkpie hat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But Murphy did offer up that they worked hard to get Oppenheimer’s look right, from the narrow silhouette to the pipe and the porkpie hat.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023
Ross, wearing a blazer, pigtails and a shrunken porkpie hat, has through-the-roof charisma, even in a Zoom window.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021
With her jacket and tie and porkpie hat and unselfconscious way of speaking, she’s a vivid character in a moment of pressure and transition.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2021
For the Zappos Downtown Escapade Tour Experience, held on Friday mornings, our group gathered in the lobby, near a man in a porkpie hat shining shoes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2017
And he had Cool Papa Byrd’s porkpie hat.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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