slouch hat

American  

noun

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

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slouch hat British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of slouch hat

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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slouch hat

Set in the lead-up to and aftermath of President Lincoln’s assassination, Booth favors statement pieces such as a black felt slouch hat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

They called him "Solstice Man" and he wore a slouch hat and a mask.

From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2023

In the Norwegian Henrik Louis Lund’s portrait of a bearded man in a slouch hat and spectacles leaning elbow-wise on a fence, facile draftsmanship and patchy, Cézannesque paint application combine to deadening effect.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2011

He habitually wears a frock coat and, like the late William Jennings Bryan whom he much resembles in dogmatic religious zeal, he affects a broad-brimmed slouch hat.

From Time Magazine Archive

I did just that, and we were off with such a start, my slouch hat flew clean off my head and tumbled down the lane behind us.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan