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hat Synonyms

hat

n.

headgear, cap, millinery, headpiece, helmet, chapeau, bonnet, lid*, roof*, bean pod*; see also helmet.

Types of hats and hatlike coverings include: for men: cap, service cap, forage cap, baseball cap, visor, beanie, skullcap, yarmulke, kipa, overseas cap, derby, straw hat, Panama hat, felt hat, sombrero, cowboy's hat, Stetson, southwestern, ten-gallon hat, top hat, opera hat, crush hat, stovepipe, tall silk hat, collapsible, topper, miter, bowler, leghorn, tam-o'-shanter, beret, cocked hat, tricornered hat, sailor hat, boater, digger, bycocket, fez, turban, shako, kepi, bearskin, coonskin, tarboosh, toque, busby, sun helmet, pith helmet, mortarboard, soft-brimmed hat, fedora, homburg, deerstalker, domino; for women: hood, wimple, snood, cowl, kerchief, picture hat, mantilla, turban, veil, cloche, calot, straw, skimmer, beret, bandanna, toque, mobcap, Talbot, bonnet, poke bonnet, Louise Bourbon, Princesse EugÃ©nie, Descat, pillbox, Gainsborough, scarf, chapel cap, whimsey, babushka.

pass the hat

take up a collection, gather funds, collect; see accumulate 1,

take one's hat off to

salute, cheer, congratulate; see praise 1.

talk through one's hat*

chatter, talk nonsense, make foolish statements; see babble.

throw one's hat into the ring

enter a contest, run for office, enter politics; see campaign 1.

under one's hat*

confidential, private, hidden; see secret 1.

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