snap brim

noun

1. a hat brim that can be turned up or down.

2. 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.

Other Word Forms

• snap-brim adjective
• snap-brimmed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of snap brim¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

I wore a snap brim hat, so I’d look like a cop.

From Time

There was a red feather in the bow on his snap brim felt hat.

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