coolie hat

noun

1. a wide, conical straw hat worn especially as a shield against the sun.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coolie hat¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The entire set-up was under six feet tall, and the coolie-hat cones were no more than eighteen inches in diameter.

From Project Gutenberg

One was a very flat cone, much like a coolie-hat and hardly larger, with a sort of power-pack of coils and batteries attached.

From Project Gutenberg

At its nose there was a second coolie-hat cone, with other coils and batteries.

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