terai hat

noun

1. a felt sun helmet with a high crown and wide brim, worn especially in the subtropics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of terai hat¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Terai

Example Sentences

“No—but my Terai hat is about spoiled; wish I had put on another,” flinging off the soaked headgear in question.

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Terai hat and Norfolk jacket 109 62.

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Mrs. Boulte put on a big terai hat, and walked across to the Vansuythens' house to borrow last week's Queen.

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She used to trot up and down Simla Mall in a forlorn sort of way, with a gray Terai hat well on the back of her head, and a shocking bad saddle under her.

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Mrs. Boulte put on a big terai hat, and walked across to the Vansuythens's house to borrow last week's Queen.

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