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 Words From

• snap-brim snap-brimmed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of snap brim¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He wore a gray snap-brim hat; it was set squarely on his head, precisely level.

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

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

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

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

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