stovepipe hat
nounOlder Slang.
a tall silk hat.
Origin of stovepipe hat
1An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words Nearby stovepipe hat
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How to use stovepipe hat in a sentence
Lawyer Whittle was fined two pecks of apples and cigars for wearing a stovepipe hat and so the fun went on, day after day.
Old Rail Fence Corners | VariousYou see, that tall hatthink of a stovepipe hat 69 on a boy of seventeen!made Purt the tallest person at the party.
The Girls of Central High | Gertrude W. MorrisonAs previously reported I toted a borrowed frock coat and stovepipe hat.
Letters from China and Japan | John DeweyHe wore a bottle-green redingote, buttoned to the chin, and a stovepipe hat.
Great Ghost Stories | VariousYou are expected, sir, in a stovepipe hat and a claw-hammer coat!
Sailing Alone Around The World | Joshua Slocum
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