snap brim

noun

a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
Also called snap-brim hat. a man's fedora, usually of felt and often worn with the brim turned up in back and down in front.

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Origin of snap brim

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM snap brim

snap-brim, snap-brimmed, adjective

Words nearby snap brim

snaky, snap, snap at, snap back, snap bean, snap brim, snap course, snap fastener, snap judgment, snap link, snap one's fingers at
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Example sentences from the Web for snap brim

  • Dickson shrugged and pushed his snap-brim hat back with a blunt forefinger.

    The Sex Life of the Gods|Michael Knerr

  • His face, beneath a snap-brim hat which dripped rain, appeared shadowy and unfriendly.

    Dan Carter and the Money Box|Mildred A. Wirt

  • The door swung open and out leaped a lean young man in a well-tailored blue suit and snap-brim hat.

    The Secret Pact|Mildred A. Wirt