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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Origin of silk hat

First recorded in 1825–35

OTHER WORDS FROM silk hat

silk-hat·ted, adjective

Words nearby silk hat

siliquose, siliquose cataract, silk, silk cotton, silk gland, silk hat, silk oak, silk paper, silk tree, silk-cotton tree, silk-screen printing
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Words related to silk hat

topper

Example sentences 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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