hatcheck

[ hat-chek ]

adjective

1. of, noting, or engaged in the checking of hats, coats, umbrellas, etc., into temporary safekeeping:

   a hatcheck girl.

2. used in checking of hats, coats, etc.:

   a hatcheck room.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hatcheck¹

1915–20; hat + check ¹ (in the sense of “a ticket or token of ownership of an article left in the temporary custody of another”)