top hat

noun

: a tall-crowned hat usually of beaver or silk

Examples of top hat in a Sentence

He wore a top hat and tails.
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There's the pomp and circumstance, the top hats and tuxedos, and the myth that there is only one Punxsutawney Phil, who has been making weather predictions since the 1880s. Avery Keatley, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025 Snowmen are often seen with a top hat, scarf and pipe. Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 At midnight, attendees turned on their lighted top hats, which were powered by batteries and designed to display numerals of the new year: 1908. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025 Each has a black top hat with a mirror on top, which Bubbles uses to flirt with men in the audience. Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for top hat 

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of top hat was in 1864

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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20hat. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

top hat

noun
: a man's hat with a tall crown

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