broadbrim

[ brawd-brim ]

noun

1. a hat with a broad brim, especially one with a flat brim, as that once characteristically worn by Quaker men and common today only among certain conservative Quaker groups:

   My little ones don’t go out in this sun without their broadbrims!

2. Sometimes Broadbrim. Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a Quaker:

   It was nice growing up where most of the neighbors were broadbrims.

broadbrim

/ ˈbrɔːdˌbrɪm /

noun

1. a broad-brimmed hat, esp one worn by the Quakers in the 17th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadbrim¹

First recorded in 1680–90; broad + brim ¹

Example Sentences

The soldiers had on broadbrim hats with the crown of the hat shaped into a cone.

From Literature

Presently, his drink exhausted, and his eloquence thrown away upon friend Broadbrim—who he at once conceived to be so quiet because he had nothing to lose—he unceremoniously turned his back and sat down upon a chair to examine the valuables he carried about his person.

From Project Gutenberg

But why so sad, brother Broadbrim?

From Project Gutenberg

So, hanging clothes on a rail near by, keeping old broadbrim straw on head and easy shoes on feet ... then partially bathing in the clear waters of the running brook—taking everything very leisurely, with many rests and pauses ... slow negligent promenades on the turf up and down in the sun ... somehow I seemed to get identity with each and everything around me, in its condition.

From Project Gutenberg

He has no enmity or prejudice against any person, sect, or society—loving Broadbrim even more than could reasonably be expected.

From Project Gutenberg