slouch hat

noun

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

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Origin of slouch hat

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby slouch hat

sloth bear, slothful, slotted spoon, slotter, slouch, slouch hat, slouchy, slough, slough off, slovak, slovakia

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Example sentences from the Web for slouch hat

A slouch-hat, crowning hollow eyes and haggard beard, filled him with joy: it marked a bran-bread man and a brother.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various
Clad in a gray shirt and slouch-hat, he was a far better subject for a painter than on the day he took his degree.
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.|William Chauncey Bartlett
Crimmins crushed his slouch-hat in his hand, and slunk into a chair by the window.
Tom Grogan|F. Hopkinson Smith
But that afternoon he had his hair cut, and he discarded the slouch-hat for one with a stiff brim.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7|Elbert Hubbard

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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