stovepipe hat
English
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Historical photo of Abraham Lincoln wearing stovepipe hat
Noun
stovepipe hat (plural stovepipe hats)
- (idiomatic) A type of top hat worn mainly in the 19th century, made of silk or other materials and having a very tall, cylindrical, flat-topped crown.
- 1885, Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, ch. 21:
- One long, lanky man, with long hair and a big white fur stovepipe hat on the back of his head, and a crooked-handled cane, marked out the places.
- 1885, Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn, ch. 21:
Synonyms
Translations
stovepipe hat — see top hat
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