shovel hat

noun

1. a hat with a broad brim turned up at the sides and projecting with a shovellike curve in front and behind; worn by some ecclesiastics, chiefly in England.

shovel hat

noun

1. a black felt hat worn by some clergymen, with a brim rolled up to resemble a shovel in shape

Other Words From

• shovel-hatted adjective

Example Sentences

Padre Ignatius, in his rusty black cassock, advanced, holding his shovel-hat clasped to his breast.

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The lawyer, shocked out of his dreaming, looked up and recognized the singular figure of the little man in the shovel hat.

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A picturesque grey-headed and grey-bearded old Jew, in a shovel-hat and gaberdine.'

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He put on a very fine shovel-hat, and led the way to his large touring car.

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What were his apron and knee-breeches and shovel-hat but theatrical properties to impress and over-awe the vulgar?

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