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.

Origin of snap brim

First recorded in 1905–10

He wore a gray snap-brim hat; it was set squarely on his head, precisely level.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 | Various
Dickson shrugged and pushed his snap-brim hat back with a blunt forefinger.
The Sex Life of the Gods | Michael Knerr
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
His face, beneath a snap-brim hat which dripped rain, appeared shadowy and unfriendly.
Dan Carter and the Money Box | Mildred A. Wirt
There was a red feather in the bow on his snap brim felt hat.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin | Al Avery

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