shovel hat

noun

a hat with a broad brim turned up at the sides and projecting with a shovellike curve in front and behind; worn by some ecclesiastics, chiefly in England.

OTHER WORDS FROM shovel hat

shov·el-hat·ted, adjective

Words nearby shovel hat

shove off, shove-ha'penny, shove-halfpenny, shovel, shovel beak, shovel hat, shovel-nosed, shovelboard, shoveler, shovelful, shovelhead

Example sentences from the Web for shovel hat

What were his apron and knee-breeches and shovel-hat but theatrical properties to impress and over-awe the vulgar?

Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] |J. Ewing Ritchie
The son having a shovel-hat, of course the Father could not be left behind.

Letters of Edward FitzGerald |Edward FitzGerald
An Irish bishop is a sinister intruder only when he does not wear the shovel-hat and apron of the Episcopalian minority.

The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Fein |Gnathai Gan Iarraidh
He of the shovel-hat, again, who comes forward professing that he will save my soul.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Vol. 54, No. 333, July 1843 |Various

The costume in which he always appeared (shovel-hat included), was that usually assumed by the senior clergy some years ago.

Toronto of Old |Henry Scadding

British Dictionary definitions for shovel hat

shovel hat

noun

a black felt hat worn by some clergymen, with a brim rolled up to resemble a shovel in shape

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shovel hat

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OTHER WORDS FROM shovel hat

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British Dictionary definitions for shovel hat

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

shovel hat

noun

OTHER WORDS FROM shovel hat

Words nearby shovel hat

Example sentences from the Web for shovel hat

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British Dictionary definitions for shovel hat