stovepipe
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈstoʊvˌpaɪp/
- Archaic
:
sombrero de copa
- I mean, just as an example, I recently bought the stovepipe hat that was worn by Abraham Lincoln.
- stovepipe hat
- wear a stovepipe
Examples
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The lawyer wears a stovepipe hat.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lyle Dilly, Old Sam's brother, wore a stovepipe hat.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Good to see you smiling, General Lee, sir," a friendly passerby said, tipping his stovepipe hat.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mr. Grummage was dressed in a black frock coat with a stovepipe hat that added to his considerable height.
Fiction book (1997) -
Near the end, Lincoln in his black coat and stovepipe, positioned at the head of a column of Union officers, rides on horseback through the Petersburg battlefield.
Blog text (11) -
It was hard to tell whether anyone inside heard him, but at last a woman with a rope-heavy braid came to the door, wearing a synthetic skirt and a white stovepipe hat with a black band.
Fiction book (1995) -
With his stovepipe hat, gold-headed cane, pince-nez, and handsome chestnut beard—and his famously beautiful and much younger wife, General Sanford.
Academic text (1998) -
At the formal event, he stood out in his elegant black stovepipe hat.
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The magician pulled a rabbit out of his tall stovepipe hat to the audience's delight.
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In classic films, the hero often wears a stovepipe hat as a symbol of sophistication.
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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4.3
A tall hat with a flat top and straight sides worn with formal clothes
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9.6
A tall hat with straight sides that people wear with formal clothes in the 1800s
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3.9
A tall formal hat with a high crown covered with silk
A tall round hat for men worn on formal occasions
A tall formal hat with a flat top worn by men
A tall formal hat for men often covered with silk or fur and worn with a formal suit
A tall formal hat with a flat top and narrow brim worn by men
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
stovepipe = stovepipe hat (semi-transparent) = stove + pipe
The hat sense comes via the compound 'stovepipe hat' (named for its shape), so components are recognizable but the meaning requires a metaphorical extension.
Etymology
Stovepipe for the hat comes from the same image: the tall, round top hat looks like a straight pipe from a stove, so people called the hat a 'stovepipe' to remember its long, cylindrical shape.