silk hat
noun
a tall, cylindrical, black hat covered with silk plush, worn by men for formal dress.Compare beaver1(def 4), opera hat, top hat.
Origin of silk hat
First recorded in 1825–35
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But he wore that strange combination—not so strange west of the Mississippi—a sack-coat and a silk-hat at the same time.
The CandidateJoseph Alexander Altsheler
He answered: Therefore I will not attend the meeting; flock-coat and silk-hat are the thing I dislike.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1Elizabeth Bisland
silk hat
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