picture hat

a woman's hat having a very broad, flexible brim, often decorated with feathers, flowers, or the like.

Origin of picture hat

First recorded in 1885–90

At least it would astonish the salmon, for it looked like a last season's picture-hat, very much the worse for wear.

Days Off |Henry Van Dyke
She put on her picture-hat carefully with sixteen pins in it, and went away.

The Celebrity at Home |Violet Hunt
She wore a new gown, fawn-colour and violet, with a picture-hat, very taking.

Fisherman's Luck |Henry van Dyke
Barbara glanced at his thoughtful, strong face from under the edge of her picture-hat, which slyly she had rearranged.

Blazed Trail Stories |Stewart Edward White

She no longer wore the picture-hat, and Rutherford, looking at her, came to the conclusion that the change was an improvement.

The Man Upstairs |P. G. Wodehouse

picture hat

a decorated hat with a very wide brim, esp as worn by women in paintings by Gainsborough and Reynolds