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hatinator

/ˈhætɪneɪtə(ɹ)/

hatinator noun: a small, fascinator-like hat, typically featuring elaborate or extravagant decoration.

hatinator: a small, fascinator-like hat, typically featuring elaborate or extravagant decoration
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Noun

hatinator (plural hatinators)

  1. A small, fascinator-like hat, typically featuring elaborate or extravagant decoration.
    • The fascinator is dead. Long live the hatinator. It’s the must have, this season. Apparently. Both have feathery things and a band around the head, but the hatinator also has a brim. Which makes it half a hat. There must be more to life.2011 July 29, Miriam Lord, “Ladies Day punters spend like it's going out of fashion”, in The Irish Times
    • "A simple hatinator suits everyone and it's not too heavy, but my best seller is a grey cloche. […]2015 March 1, Janet Christie, “Leave Your Hat On”, in Scotland on Sunday

Forms of hatinator

pluralhatinators

Origin of hatinator

Blend of hat + fascinator.

Questions about hatinator

What does hatinator mean?
Hatinator means a small, fascinator-like hat, typically featuring elaborate or extravagant decoration.
What part of speech is hatinator?
Hatinator is a noun.
How do you pronounce hatinator?
Hatinator is pronounced /ˈhætɪneɪtə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of hatinator?
The plural of hatinator is hatinators.

Words near hatinator in the dictionary

  1. hatif
  2. hatifs
  3. Hatikvah
  4. Hatillo
  5. hatin'
  6. hatinator
  7. hatinators
  8. hating
  9. hating on
  10. hating someone's guts
  11. hating the sin but loving the sinner

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