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pope hat

pope hat noun: the mitre worn by popes.

Noun

pope hat (plural pope hats)

  1. (informal) The mitre worn by popes.
    • A picture of the good professor with a pope hat on came up, to some polite laughter.2002, Ken Gilland, Quaternary Alluvium
    • Which reminds me; put on the Pope-Hat.2002, Christopher Morrill, The Good, the Bad, and the Undead

Examples of pope hat in a sentence

  • I'm wearing a full-dress Nazi uniform with a swastika on the sleeve, and Gary Hirsh was wearing a pope outfit with a real pope hat.2003, Richie Unterberger, Eight Miles High:
  • She was dressed in purple and had the Pope hat and everything.2004, David White, Lake of Fire:

Forms of pope hat

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alternative formpope-hat
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Questions about pope hat

What does pope hat mean?
Pope hat means the mitre worn by popes.
How do you use pope hat in a sentence?
I'm wearing a full-dress Nazi uniform with a swastika on the sleeve, and Gary Hirsh was wearing a pope outfit with a real pope hat.
What part of speech is pope hat?
Pope hat is a noun.
What is the plural of pope hat?
The plural of pope hat is pope hats.

Words near pope hat in the dictionary

  1. popdocks
  2. popdogs
  3. pope
  4. Pope County
  5. Pope Day
  6. pope hat
  7. pope hats
  8. Pope Joan
  9. Pope Julius
  10. Pope Night
  11. pope's eye

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