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stetson

stetson is the alternative letter-case form of Stetson.

Proper noun capitalized: Stetson

Stetson (plural Stetsons)

  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname.

Noun capitalized: Stetson

Stetson (plural Stetsons)

  1. A type of felt hat with a wide brim, typically worn by cowboys.
    • He thought his Stetson made him look like a cowboy. At least it covered his bald spot.
    • There is probably not a citizen in the United States who wears a hat that has not heard of John Stetson, and does not know that the Stetson hat is one of if not the best made. For some cause the Knights [of Labor] have boycotted the Stetson hats, and have notified all dealers that if they sell them...1886 April 1, “Knights of Labor”, in Railway Conductors' Monthly, volume 3, number 4, Chicago, page 214

Forms of stetson

Noun
pluralstetsons
pluralStetsons
alternative formstetson
Proper noun
pluralStetsons

Origin of stetson

A variant of Stitson, a habitational name from Stidston (“site in the Parish of South Brent”), from Middle English Stidewardesdoune, Stidewardeston, Stitewardeston, Styddeston, from Old English *Stīthweardes (genitive of *Stīthweard (personal name)) + tūn (“farmstead estate”). * (hat): From Stetson, an American brand of hat named after its manufacturer, John B. Stetson Company, itself named after John B. Stetson, who founded it in 1865. The hats were widely known in the 1870s and 1880s. Sol Steinmetz stated in 2010 that Stetson hat was first attested in 1900, but this is clearly mistaken, being several decades too late; it may be that what Steinmetz had meant to write is that Stetson alone as a common noun meaning a Stetson hat was first attested in 1900.

Words formed from stetson

Phrases with stetson

Questions about stetson

What does stetson mean?
Stetson means a male given name.
What is stetson the alternative letter-case form of?
Stetson is the alternative letter-case form of Stetson.
What part of speech is stetson?
Stetson can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near stetson in the dictionary

  1. steths
  2. stetindite
  3. Stetler
  4. Stetlers
  5. stets
  6. stetson
  7. stetsoned
  8. stetsons
  9. stetted
  10. Stetter
  11. Stetter reaction

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