silk-hatted
- a word derived from silk hat.
Example Sentences
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In their black turtlenecks and faded jeans they don't seem to have anything in common with Rupert Murdoch or the grim-faced, silk-hatted capitalist bosses of old.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2012
One senses his reticence in Fantin-Latour's portrait of the artist, silk-hatted and self-contained.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2011
Peasants walk to Bethlehem wearing medieval costumes, silk-hatted diplomats swirl into Manger Square in black limousines.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first aboard was the silk-hatted Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, limping on his wooden leg, leaning on his cane and clutching at the ship's ropes as he pulled himself up the stairway.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down the gravel walk of the mansion across the road came strolling its owner, silk-hatted, side-whiskered, benignant.
From Cy Whittaker's Place by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
