noun
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a pipe that serves as a flue to a stove
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Also called: stovepipe hat. a man's tall silk hat
Etymology
Origin of stovepipe
Example Sentences
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You know the Instagram meme where people say they don’t want a new year; they’ll take a gently used 1995 instead, accompanied by a photo of them in high school, stovepipe jeans and all?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
That image will prove as iconic as the bearded man in the stovepipe hat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Its prized purchase of a purported Lincoln stovepipe hat appraised at $6.5 million went sour when evidence linking it to the 16th president was questioned.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
When you think of Abraham Lincoln, your mind probably conjures up an image of a tall, lanky man with a chinstrap beard and a stovepipe hat.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2022
She strolled along over the occasional sidewalks with the preacher’s stovepipe hat in a grocery bag.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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