scarlet hat
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As well say why a cirrus cloud is better than a sycamore and a sycamore better than a scarlet hat.
From Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The women wanted to know—and indignant were their inflections—why a certain lady attired in scarlet, hat and all, was permitted within the sacred precincts.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
As she stared, charmed with the picture, a little girl in a scarlet cape and a scarlet hat came climbing up over one of the fences.
From Maida's Little Shop by Gillmore, Inez Haynes
The head was shaved and painted yellow, and upon it was wound a turban, and above that a black and scarlet hat with plumes of feathers, and an umbrella.
From The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith by Livingstone, W.P.
The use of the scarlet hat which distinguishes cardinals was sanctioned in the 13th century by Pope Innocent IV.
From Walking-Stick Papers by Holliday, Robert Cortes
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