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

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

He was a tall man, with a handsome, kind face under his shovel hat; portly, as a bishop should be, and having a twinkle of humor in his eye.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 by Various

It was Fowle in a saintly garb, Fowle in a shovel hat, Fowle interested in the comings and goings of Winifred.

From The Bartlett Mystery by Tracy, Louis

He is dressed in black with bands and a huge shovel hat.

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague

One of those science-haters, Blind as a mole or bat; To think of my going in gaiters, And wearing a shovel hat!

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald