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chapeau

American  
[sha-poh, sha-poh] / ʃæˈpoʊ, ʃaˈpoʊ /

noun

plural

chapeaux, chapeaus

  1. a hat.

  2. Heraldry.

    1. a representation of a low-crowned hat with a turned-up brim, usually of a different tincture, used either as a charge or as part of a crest.

    2. a cap depicted within a representation of a crown or coronet.

chapeau British  
/ ˈʃæpəʊ, ʃapo /

noun

  1. a hat

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Etymology

Origin of chapeau

1515–25; < French; Old French chapel wreath, hat < Late Latin cappellus hood, hat, equivalent to capp ( a ) ( cap 1 ) + -ellus diminutive suffix

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