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witch hat

witch hat noun: a style of hat worn by witches in popular culture depictions, characterized by a conical crown and a wide brim.

witch hat: a style of hat worn by witches in popular culture depictions, characterized by a conical crown and...
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Noun

witch hat (plural witch hats)

  1. A style of hat worn by witches in popular culture depictions, characterized by a conical crown and a wide brim.
    • Charlene had a witch hat she'd made out of papier-mâché, with silver glitter glued on it in the shape of stars. It was too good a hat to use just once, so on most Halloweens she was a witch.2016, Kay Sloan, The Patron Saint of Red Chevys: A Novel, Open Road Media, →ISBN, page 91

Forms of witch hat

pluralwitch hats
alternative formwitch's hat

Questions about witch hat

What does witch hat mean?
Witch hat means a style of hat worn by witches in popular culture depictions, characterized by a conical crown and a wide brim.
What part of speech is witch hat?
Witch hat is a noun.
What is the plural of witch hat?
The plural of witch hat is witch hats.

Words near witch hat in the dictionary

  1. witch elms
  2. witch flounder
  3. witch flounders
  4. witch grass
  5. witch grasses
  6. witch hat
  7. witch hats
  8. witch hazel
  9. witch hazels
  10. witch house
  11. witch hunt

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