shovel hat

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noun

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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OTHER WORDS FROM shovel hat

shovel-hatted, adjective

Words nearby shovel hat

shovel, shovel beak, shovelboard, shoveler, shovelful, shovel hat, shovelhead, shovelnose, shovel-nosed, shovelnose sturgeon, shove off

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How to use shovel hat in a sentence

Padre Ignatius, in his rusty black cassock, advanced, holding his shovel-hat clasped to his breast.
The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fergus Hume
The lawyer, shocked out of his dreaming, looked up and recognized the singular figure of the little man in the shovel hat.
Max Fargus|Owen Johnson
A picturesque grey-headed and grey-bearded old Jew, in a shovel-hat and gaberdine.'
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens
He put on a very fine shovel-hat, and led the way to his large touring car.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley

What were his apron and knee-breeches and shovel-hat but theatrical properties to impress and over-awe the vulgar?
Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3]|J. Ewing Ritchie

British Dictionary definitions for shovel hat

shovel hat

noun

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

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