Dictionary

straw hat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English strawe hatt, strawehatte, stree hatte.

Meanings

1. A stiff hat, made from woven straw.
   • Although the day was lightly overcast, Gulliver wore a torn large-brimmed straw hat. 2015, Maureen Earl, Gulliver Quick: A Novel, →ISBN:
   • Mr. Dodgson removed his hat as he and Dr. Doyle settled themselves into their carriage, across from a stout man in a striped jacket and straw hat, and two ladies of middle years dressed in severely cut ecru linen summer traveling dresses. 2014, Roberta Rogow, The Problem of the Missing Miss, →ISBN:
   • She felt uncomfortable and ridiculous in her heavy straw hat and dark, tight-fitting linen dress with the padded shoulders. 2008, Michael Cantwell, Chasing Mayan Dreams: Adventures in the Mexican Rain Forest, →ISBN:

Forms

Deriveds

straw-hatted

Translations (27)

fi olkihattu (type of hat) · nl strohoed (type of hat) · uk соло́м'яний капелю́х (type of hat) · sv halmhatt (type of hat) · pt chapéu de palha (type of hat) · bg сламена шапка (type of hat) · ca barret de palla (type of hat) · he כובע קש (type of hat) · pl słomkowy kapelusz (type of hat) · uk бриль (type of hat) · sv stråhatt (type of hat) · ca pallola (type of hat) · yo àkẹtẹ̀ (type of hat) · de Strohhut (type of hat) · bo རྩྭ་ཞྭ (type of hat) · cs slamák (type of hat) · nv chʼahkʼįįʼí (type of hat) · fr chapeau de paille (type of hat) · pdt Stroohoot (type of hat) · cmn 草帽 (type of hat) · cy het wellt (type of hat) · crl ᒥᔥᑯᔒᐅᔥᑐᑎᓐ (type of hat) · hu szalmakalap (type of hat) · ko 밀짚모자 (type of hat) · eo pajlĉapelo (type of hat) · ja 麦藁帽子 (type of hat) · ru соло́менная шля́па (type of hat)