shovel hat

American  

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.

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shovel hat British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• shovel-hatted
  adjective

Example Sentences

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shovel hat

I wondered if he went round and round the cathedral, in his shovel hat and his gaiters, with her on his arm.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The Dean himself came down and called with much decanal grandeur, conspicuous as he walked up to the Hall door with shovel hat and knee breeches.

From Kept in the Dark by Anthony Trollope

Mr. Moore now appeared, and was immediately confronted by the shovel hat and the shaggy pony.

From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë

The alcalde was there with his gold-headed cane and tassel; the cura in his shovel hat; the padrés in their swinging robes; and all the “familias principales” of the place.

From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by L. Evans

The like of me to preach to a parson, all regular done up, bands and cassock and shovel hat and all!

From The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) by Horace Petherick