sou'wester
Americannoun
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a waterproof hat, often of oilskin, having the brim very broad behind and slanted, worn especially by seamen.
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an oilskin slicker, fastening with buckles, worn especially by seamen in rough weather.
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contraction of southwester.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sou'wester
First recorded in 1830–40; reduced form of southwester
Example Sentences
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When it comes to reassuring train bears, alas, it’s hard to top Paddington and his red sou’wester.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
The heat scorched Lyra’s face, and Brabandt tilted his sou’wester against it.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2019
He was standing at the tiller, in oilskins and sou’wester, while Lyra sat just inside the doorway, wrapped in an old coat of his.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2019
Margaret wore a shoe-length slicker and sou'wester, which made her look like a Morton Salt boy.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the storeroom he put on his high boots and his oilskin raincoat and sou’wester, and then he went to the lean-to and put up the coal-silk tarpaulin on La Belle Sauvage.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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