woman's hat
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈwʊmənz hæt/
:
sombrero de mujer
- In one of the mirrors, we see Max Shady's reflection as he also tries on women's hats, watching them, puffing his cigar.
Examples
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A tall feather signaled authority from the brim of the woman's hat.
Fiction book (2000) -
Last week I brought back a batch of women's hats from Cincinnati.
Fiction book (2002) -
They both try on women's hats, smiling and laughing, as "Brown Eyed Girl" plays.
Fiction book (1993) -
Shadows crossed the faces in the crowd, and wind tugged at women's hats and men's thinning hair.
Fiction book (1992) -
She wore a beautiful woman's hat adorned with colorful flowers to the garden party.
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At the fashion show, the models showcased the latest styles of woman's hats that captured the season's trends.
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During the spring fair, many vendors sold woman's hats made from light, breathable fabrics perfect for sunny days.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
How Feminine
Surface Forms
Morphology
woman's + hat
The meaning 'a hat designed for women' is directly and transparently derived from the possessive 'woman's' (belonging to or for a woman) combined with 'hat' (a head covering). This noun+possessive composition is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern and would be obvious to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Woman's hat may come from times when a woman's hat was made differently from a man's and was often decorated with ribbons, flowers, or feathers. So, because these pieces were made for women and showed personal 'style' or social 'status', the name came to mean a hat made especially for women.