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felt hat

felt hat

1 2.4
A hat made from soft wool with a crease in the top
  • noun
  • /fɛlt hæt/
translation icon : sombrero de fieltro
  • "I took a gray felt hat off the top shelf and put it on Sissy's head.
  • a black felt hat
  • a gray felt hat
  • a brown felt hat

Examples

  • A black felt hat was pushed over her brow to make space for her knot at the back.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He's the fellow with the light green felt hat.

  • When last seen, was wearing dark felt hat, overcoat.

  • The father still wore his bandless felt hat.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Charlotte enters, wearing a peasant dress and felt hat, looking pretty, pale, and excited.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • A very old gentleman with a felt hat and a cane steps out and stares at us, enthralled.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Like an undertaker, he wore a gray suit, a black overcoat, leather gloves, and a gray felt hat.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The German would bang the piano shut, rise unsteadily, and clap his stained broad-brimmed felt hat onto his head.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • His lean face is shaded from the sun overhead by a round felt hat with a wide brim, dun-colored like the land around, old and crumpled.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The detective wore a dark fedora, a classic felt hat that completed his mysterious look.

Synonyms

hat
vsfelt hat
1.0

A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style

is the specific type made from a pressed material usually with a creased crown
fedora
vsfelt hat
122 5.3

A soft felt hat with a crease on top and a brim

is the common type that is not limited to a lengthwise crease
cowboy hat
vsfelt hat
  • US
30 1.7

A hat with a wide brim and a tall top often worn by cowboys

is the style made from the soft pressed material not tied to western culture
Stetson
vsfelt hat
  • US
9 5.4

A wide-brimmed hat with a high creased crown often worn by cowboys

is used more generally rather than for that western regional tradition
bowler
vsfelt hat
8 6.7

A hard round hat with a narrow brim worn by men

focuses on a creased crown rather than a rounded uncreased shape
bowler hat
vsfelt hat
3 5.1

A hard round hat with a small brim worn by men

is defined by a creased crown instead of a hard rounded top
homburg
vsfelt hat
  • Archaic
1 9.5

A formal felt hat for men with a narrow brim and a crease in the top

is the general version rather than a formal, specific style
trilby
vsfelt hat
1 8.4

A soft felt hat with a narrow brim and a deep dip on top

is the general head covering usually with a simpler creased crown
cavalier hat
vsfelt hat
  • Archaic
9.9

A soft felt head covering with a wide flexible brim and a long feather

is the general modern style rather than an ornate historical one

How Warm

fur hat
3 1.3
felt hat
1 2.4
baseball cap
45 1.2
straw hat
14 1.3

Surface Forms

felt hat singular
felt hats plural

Morphology

felt + hat

The noun is a regular material + object compound: 'felt' names the material and 'hat' the item, so the meaning 'a hat made of felt' is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern (material + object) is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately transparent to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

The compound noun felt hat names a hat made from felt, which is wool pressed until it becomes cloth. So it means 'a hat made of felt'.