silk hat
noun
a tall, cylindrical, black hat covered with silk plush, worn by men for formal dress.
Compare beaver1(def 4), opera hat, top hat.
Origin of silk hat
First recorded in 1825–35
OTHER WORDS FROM silk hat
silk-hat·ted, adjectiveWords nearby silk hat
Example sentences from the Web for silk hat
He answered: Therefore I will not attend the meeting; flock-coat and silk-hat are the thing I dislike.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 |Elizabeth BislandBut he wore that strange combination—not so strange west of the Mississippi—a sack-coat and a silk-hat at the same time.
The Candidate |Joseph Alexander Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for silk hat
silk hat
noun
a man's top hat covered with silk