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straw hat

straw hat noun: a stiff hat, made from woven straw.

straw hat: a stiff hat, made from woven straw
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Noun

straw hat (plural straw hats)

  1. A stiff hat, made from woven straw.
    • She felt uncomfortable and ridiculous in her heavy straw hat and dark, tight-fitting linen dress with the padded shoulders.2008, Michael Cantwell, Chasing Mayan Dreams: Adventures in the Mexican Rain Forest, →ISBN
    • Mr. Dodgson removed his hat as he and Dr. Doyle settled themselves into their carriage, across from a stout man in a striped jacket and straw hat, and two ladies of middle years dressed in severely cut ecru linen summer traveling dresses.2014, Roberta Rogow, The Problem of the Missing Miss, →ISBN

Forms of straw hat

pluralstraw hats
alternative formstraw-hat
alternative formstrawhat

Origin of straw hat

From Middle English strawe hatt, strawehatte, stree hatte.

Words formed from straw hat

Questions about straw hat

What does straw hat mean?
Straw hat means a stiff hat, made from woven straw.
What part of speech is straw hat?
Straw hat is a noun.
What is the plural of straw hat?
The plural of straw hat is straw hats.

Words near straw hat in the dictionary

  1. straw cat
  2. straw cats
  3. straw donor
  4. straw donors
  5. straw dot
  6. straw hat
  7. straw hats
  8. straw in the wind
  9. straw itch
  10. straw lilies
  11. straw lily

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