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Straw hat   /strɔ hæt/   Listen
Straw hat

noun
1.
A stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown.  Synonyms: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer.






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"Straw hat" Quotes from Famous Books



... hill, and down into the gentle sloping meadow, a youth comes walking leisurely. He has a portfolio under his arm, and a slight walking-stick in his hand, while the cool linen blouse and large straw hat shading him from the sun, bespeak an air of comfort really quite refreshing ...
— Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 • Various

... by Domenico Feti two of the Innocents are lying dead on the roadside. In a very graceful, animated picture by Rubens, Mary and Joseph lead the young Christ between them, and the Virgin wears a large straw hat. ...
— Legends of the Madonna • Mrs. Jameson

... were Dick's last words as he waved his straw hat to them. How often the memory of that morning recurred to him as he stood solitarily and thoughtful, contemplating some ...
— Not Like Other Girls • Rosa N. Carey

... made with the utmost grace, yet without affectation. His natty straw hat he held in his right hand, close ...
— Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point - Standing Firm for Flag and Honor • H. Irving Hancock

... oppressive to her since she ventured upon this undertaking. She would have minded presenting herself to the Relief Committee of Calhoun, accompanied by gentlemen upon whom she had no claim. She walked on alone, in her gray dress and white straw hat, with her luggage in her own ...
— Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 • Various


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