bowler
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈboʊlər/
:
bombín
- The man in the bowler hat went on with his work as if he hadn't seen him.
- bowler hat
There's a magrid painting of men with bowler hats and umbrellas falling from the sky like rain.
- There's a magrid painting of men with bowler hats and umbrellas falling from the sky like rain.
- There's like a scene where, like, Jack Lennon and Shirley MacLaine are like, he's putting on a bowler hat.
- For example, Bill Clinton would have a bowler bear as a nub.
Examples
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Gently, he took off his bowler hat and gave her a curt bow.
Fiction book (2001) -
And they all wear identical bowler hats.
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A man in a brown bowler hat?
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I bought a black bowler two weeks before the war.
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For a moment, I saw a funny wee man in a bowler hat...
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"I'll go back and get my father's old bowler hat, if I can find it."
Fiction book (1993) -
Long live the Republic, they said, the men in tails and bowler hats.
Fiction book (1999) -
Steed investigates a pair of black shoes and a bowler hat.
Fiction book (1998) -
The man was in his late forties, wearing a bowler and a shin-length topcoat with an astrakhan collar.
Fiction book (1992) -
The businessman wore a classic bowler hat as he walked through the crowded streets.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
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8.1
A hard round felt hat with a narrow brim that men wear
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5.1
A hard round hat with a small brim worn by men
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2.4
A hat made from soft wool with a crease in the top
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6.3
A hard felt hat with a rounded crown and a narrow brim often worn by men
Compounds
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bowler for the hat was named after the hat maker Bowler, so the maker's name became the name for the hard felt hat with a rounded top and narrow brim.