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Stetson

American  
[stet-suhn] / ˈstɛt sən /
Trademark.

  1. a brand of felt hat with a broad brim and high crown, especially one worn as part of a cowboy's outfit.

Stetson British  
/ ˈstɛtsən /

noun

  1. a type of felt hat with a broad brim and high crown, worn mainly by cowboys

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Etymology

Origin of Stetson

C20: named after John Stetson (1830–1906), American hatmaker who designed it

Example Sentences

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Five years and two colleges ago, playing for the Stetson Hatters in Florida, Johnston was a fairly typical basketball player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The plaintiffs face challenges in establishing a strong correlation between social-media usage and teen mental-health problems, said Chris Ferguson, a psychology professor at Stetson University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Will 2026 be the year that Beyoncé sheds her Stetson and starts smashing guitars to smithereens?

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

A week after Stetson Bennett engineered a late scoring drive, Winn did the same.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

This did not come about because Stetson Kennedy was courageous or resolute or unflappable, even though he was all of these.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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