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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That image will prove as iconic as the bearded man in the stovepipe hat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
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
It originated as Union Army surplus fabric after the Civil War, and 19th-century officers wore it betimes with a cowboy hat, or with an Abe Lincoln stovepipe topper.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2021
The Saint Paul Hotel doesn’t need to drop names — the doorman’s stovepipe hat and hotel’s ornate decor speak volumes — but what the heck.
From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2019
He was fastidious about his fine black suit and stovepipe hat, extracting lint from the fabric and glaring at it as if it were a poison spider before flicking it.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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