sailor hat

English

Noun

sailor hat (plural sailor hats)

  1. A straw hat with wide brim, formerly worn by sailors and a common fashion item in the 19th century.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 25:
      We did not even possess "two coats apiece" - our ordinary costume being waterproof monkey jackets, sailor hats with puggarees twined round them, and some simple white muslin or fresh cotton dresses.
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