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silk hat

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noun

a tall, cylindrical, black hat covered with silk plush, worn by men for formal dress.Compare beaver1(def 4), opera hat, top hat.

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RELATED WORDS

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Nearby words

  1. siliquose,
  2. siliquose cataract,
  3. silk,
  4. silk cotton,
  5. silk gland,
  6. silk oak,
  7. silk paper,
  8. silk tree,
  9. silk-cotton tree,
  10. silk-screen

Origin of silk hat

First recorded in 1825–35
Related formssilk-hat·ted, adjective
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Examples from the Web for silk hat

  • 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 1|Elizabeth Bisland

  • 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 Candidate|Joseph Alexander Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for silk hat

silk hat

noun

a man's top hat covered with silk
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