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noun
A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a hat made of felt with a creased crown
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid
History
From a 19th-century play by Victorien Sardou titled Fédora. The heroine, Fédora Romazov, wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. The name comes from the Russian Федо́ра (Fedóra), feminine form of Фёдор (Fjódor), from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gift of god”), derived from θεός (theós, “god”) and δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
Across languages
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