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sailor hat

sailor hat noun: a straw hat with wide brim, formerly worn by sailors and a common fashion item in the 19th century.

Noun

sailor hat (plural sailor hats)

  1. A straw hat with wide brim, formerly worn by sailors and a common fashion item in the 19th century.
    • We did not even possess "two coats apiece" - our ordinary costume being waterproof monkey jackets, sailor hats with puggarees twined round them, and some simple white muslin or fresh cotton dresses.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 25

Forms of sailor hat

pluralsailor hats

Questions about sailor hat

What does sailor hat mean?
Sailor hat means a straw hat with wide brim, formerly worn by sailors and a common fashion item in the 19th century.
What part of speech is sailor hat?
Sailor hat is a noun.
What is the plural of sailor hat?
The plural of sailor hat is sailor hats.

Words near sailor hat in the dictionary

  1. sailor collar
  2. sailor collars
  3. sailor dive
  4. sailor dives
  5. sailor fuku
  6. sailor hat
  7. sailor hats
  8. sailor mouth
  9. sailor mouths
  10. sailor plant
  11. sailor plants

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