Definition of chapeau Chapeau

cha•peau

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Noun

chapeau - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
  hat, lid
  headdress, headgear clothing for the head
  busby, shako, bearskin tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
  leghorn, panama hat, straw hat, boater, panama, sailor, skimmer a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
  poke bonnet, bonnet a hat tied under the chin
  bowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat, bowler a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
  brim a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
  campaign hat a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel
  cavalier hat, slouch hat a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim
  cocked hat hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
  cowboy hat, ten-gallon hat a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands
  crown the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
  deerstalker a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters
  dress hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, high hat, stovepipe, topper, beaver a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
  dunce's cap, dunce cap, fool's cap a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
  fedora, felt hat, homburg, stetson, trilby a hat made of felt with a creased crown
  fur hat a hat made of fur
  hatband a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim
  woman's hat, millinery hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner
  shovel hat a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain
  snap-brim hat a hat with a snap brim
  sombrero a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
  sou'wester waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
  sun hat, sunhat a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun
  titfer a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat')
  toque a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • chapeau (Noun)
    A hat.
  • chapeau (Noun)
    The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine.
  • chapeau (Noun)
    In international law, introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • chapeau (n.)
    A hat or covering for the head.
  • chapeau (n.)
    A cap of maintenance. See Maintenance.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • chapeau
    sha-pō′, n. a hat. [Fr.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • chapeau
    In a military sense, a hat, cap, or other head-covering.

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