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View synonyms for top hat

top hat

1

noun

  1. a tall, cylindrical hat with a stiff brim usually slightly curved on the sides, worn by men especially on formal occasions.


top-hat

2

[ top-hat ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to polite or fashionable society.

top hat

noun

  1. a man's hat with a tall cylindrical crown and narrow brim, often made of silk, now worn for some formal occasions Also calledhigh hat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of top hat1

First recorded in 1800–10

Origin of top hat2

First recorded in 1890–95; adj. use of top hat
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Example Sentences

Around this time, Slash established his iconic look: Top hat and shades.

The gentleman seen with the weird guy in the bear suit is wearing a tuxedo, but not a top hat.

Planters is tipping its top hat to Robert Downey, Jr., who the company revealed as the first-ever voice of Mr. Peanut this week.

The man stood before him in top-hat, a cutaway revealed through the folds of his fur coat.

He always wore a frock-coat green with age and a very old top-hat and very shiny trousers.

His shoulders were broad, his top-hat glossy, and his overcoat fitted beautifully round the collar.

His hair, or at least what was visible outside a top hat of wondrous style, was grey.

"Good morning, gentlemen," he said, with a flourish of his top hat.

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