cabbage-tree hat

[ kab-ij-tree ]

noun

, Australian.

1. a broad-brimmed hat made from cabbage-tree leaves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabbage-tree hat¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

One I made six shillings of, but the cabbage-tree hat is worth a pound.

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An old cabbage-tree hat and a blue serge shirt made up the rest of his rig.

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The black boy ran down to the waterhole, filled his cabbage-tree hat with water, and Gerrard drank.

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Flinders was wearing a cabbage-tree hat, for which a native had a fancy.

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Flash Jack—red sash, cabbage-tree hat on back of head with nothing in it, glossy black curls bunched up in front of brim.

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