Hat
[hæt]
Definition
(noun.) an informal term for a person's role; 'he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly'.
(noun.) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim.
(verb.) put on or wear a hat; 'He was unsuitably hatted'.
(verb.) furnish with a hat .
Typist: Marion--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Hot.
(-) sing. pres. of Hote to be called. Cf.
(n.) A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Beaver.
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Definition
n. a covering for the head generally with crown and brim: the dignity of a cardinal so named from his red hat.—v.t. to provide with or cover with a hat.—ns. Hat′band the ribbon round a hat often a mourning-band; Hat′-box a box in which a hat is carried; Hat′-peg -rack -rail -stand &c. a contrivance on which hats are hung.—adj. Hat′ted covered with a hat.—ns. Hat′ter one who makes or sells hats: a miner who works by himself; Hat′ting giving a hat; Hat′-trick any conjurer's trick with a hat: a House of Commons mode of securing a seat by placing one's hat on it: in cricket the feat of a bowler who takes three wickets by three successive balls—deserving a new hat.—Chimney-pot Cocked and Crushed hat (see Chimney Cock Crush).—Hang up one's hat (see Hang); Mad as a hatter completely insane: very angry; Pass round the hat to beg for contributions to take up a collection.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of losing your hat, you may expect unsatisfactory business and failure of persons to keep important engagements. For a man to dream that he wears a new hat, predicts change of place and business, which will be very much to his advantage. For a woman to dream that she wears a fine new hat, denotes the attainment of wealth, and she will be the object of much admiration. For the wind to blow your hat off, denotes sudden changes in affairs, and somewhat for the worse.
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Examples
- Mr. Bumble wiped from his forehead the perspiration which his walk had engendered, glanced complacently at the cocked hat, and smiled. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Will started up from his chair and reached his hat. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- As our visitor concluded, Holmes sprang up without a word, handed me my hat, picked his own from the table, and followed Dr. Trevelyan to the door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It's simmering now, so I hope he'll keep out of my way, returned Jo, biting her lips as she glowered at Fred from under her big hat. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There was a fine gentle wind, and Mr. Pickwick's hat rolled sportively before it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Laurie obediently threw himself down on the turf, and began to amuse himself by sticking daisies into the ribbons of Amy's hat, that lay there. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The four sat down, to breakfast, on the coffee, and some hot rolls and ham which the Dodger had brought home in the crown of his hat. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The man touched his hat, got out of the fly immediately, and gave me the letter. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- His hat presents at the rims a peculiar appearance of a glistening nature, as if it had been a favourite snail-promenade. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He was likewise furnished with a felt hat well garnished with turnpike tickets; and a carter's whip. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The turnkeys in the prison lobby took off their hats as it passed through, and in another moment the heavy gate closed behind it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- This done, they returned to the house, and, being shown into a parlour, took off their great-coats and hats, and showed like what they were. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He is known by all the poor people about, who never fail to take their hats off, as he passes, with great respect. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Why need you go trying on other people's hats? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- A child sees persons with whom he lives using chairs, hats, tables, spades, saws, plows, horses, money in certain ways. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The peasants all called you Don and when you met them they took off their hats. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They grow on this road, Meg, so do combs and brown straw hats. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It was a close and stifling little shop; full of all sorts of clothing, made and unmade, including one window full of beaver-hats and bonnets. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The light shone on their hats. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- To Gerty Farish's hopeful spirit a solution appeared to have been reached when she remembered how beautifully Lily could trim hats. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The Reverend Bute Crawley was a tall, stately, jolly, shovel-hatted man, far more popular in his county than the Baronet his brother. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The door opened, and Gerty, dressed and hatted, entered with a cup of tea. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- They were wide-hatted carabinieri. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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