unhat en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + hat.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect.
My hat clapped on a deal faster than it had come off, for you must know we unhatted in those days with a grand, slow bow.
1902, Agnes Christina Laut, Heralds of Empire:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unhatted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unhatted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unhatting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unhats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |