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bell-topper

bell-topper noun: top hat; chimney-pot hat.

Noun

bell-topper (plural bell-toppers)

  1. (Australia, dated) top hat; chimney-pot hat
    • “Now, you long ghost with the bell-topper, what did you pay for that coat? It's a Houndsditcher!” The sally was greeted with laughter from all who heard it.1903, William Craig (of Invercargill, N.Z.), My Adventures on the Australian Goldfields (page 11)
    • There was a surprise awaiting them at Tooraloo, for the moment they arrived two persons in bell-toppers and long-tailed coats ran out from behind a fence[.]1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 132

Forms of bell-topper

pluralbell-toppers

Origin of bell-topper

From bell, referring to its shape + topper (“top hat”).

Questions about bell-topper

What does bell-topper mean?
Bell-topper means top hat; chimney-pot hat.
What part of speech is bell-topper?
Bell-topper is a noun.
What is the plural of bell-topper?
The plural of bell-topper is bell-toppers.

Words near bell-topper in the dictionary

  1. bell-ringing
  2. bell-ringings
  3. bell-shaped
  4. bell-tent
  5. bell-tents
  6. bell-topper
  7. bell-toppers
  8. bell-wether
  9. bell/strobe
  10. bell/strobes
  11. Bella

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