slouch hat

noun

a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.

Origin of slouch hat

First recorded in 1830–40

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Historical Examples of slouch hat

Crimmins crushed his slouch-hat in his hand, and slunk into a chair by the window.
Tom Grogan
F. Hopkinson Smith
A man in a smock-frock and slouch-hat rushed across the platform at this moment, and made for the door which the guard held open.
Shifting Winds
R.M. Ballantyne
The man in the smock-frock pulled his slouch-hat well over his eyes, and admitted that it was a “close shave.”
Shifting Winds
R.M. Ballantyne
His hands were deep in his pockets, his shoulders hunched, his eyes staring straight ahead under the brim of his slouch-hat.
Garrison's Finish
W. B. M. Ferguson
What made him hesitate was the way the slouch-hat shaded the intruder's face, the gas-jets not revealing the features.
Felix O'Day
F. Hopkinson Smith

British Dictionary definitions for slouch hat

slouch hat

noun

any soft hat with a brim that can be pulled down over the ears, esp an Australian army hat with the left side of the brim turned up

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