hatties

Adjective

hatty (comparative hattier, superlative hattiest)

1. Of, relating to, or resembling, a hat.
   • Every one agrees that there ought to be a reform in Hats […] A proclamation could never accomplish a hatty reform; but we are not prepared to say something might not be done by shrieval interference, which would be consistent with those municipal Institutions that all Englishmen cherish.1850, London Charivari, volume 19, page 156
2. Having the features one expects of a hat.
   • He saw a hat, and a most hatty hat, a piece of green felt, shaped with leather and cloth, combining in itself all the quintessentials of hatness contained in all the hats ever made.1942, Michael Amrine, All Sons Must Say Goodbye, page 9
3. Fond of hats.
   • We must confess that we never yet heard of such a very hatty Lord Mayor , though we have frequently heard of a Hatti-Sheriff.1851, “All Round The Lord Mayor's Hat.”, in Punch, Or, The London Charivari, volume 20, page 220
4. Characterized by the wearing of hats.
   • London remains the hattiest city in the world, and yet in this year of celebrations it has let Paris glorify the birth of the beaver.1897, “Our London Letter”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, volume 17, page 222

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