Phrase guide

top hat

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A man's formal hat, with a tall cylindrical crown (often of silk).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A kind of steel batten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, topper, beaver

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid, man's clothing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: цилиндър (cilindǎr) — cylindrical hat
  • Catalan: barret de copa — cylindrical hat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大禮帽 /大礼帽 (dàlǐmào) — cylindrical hat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高頂絲質禮帽 /高顶丝质礼帽 (gāodǐng sīzhì lǐmào) — cylindrical hat
  • Danish: høj hat — cylindrical hat
  • Danish: kakkelovnsrør — cylindrical hat
  • Danish: cylinderhat — cylindrical hat
  • Dutch: hogehoed — cylindrical hat
  • Dutch: tophoed — cylindrical hat
  • Dutch: cilinderhoed — cylindrical hat
  • Esperanto: cilindra ĉapelo — cylindrical hat
  • Estonian: silinder — cylindrical hat
  • Estonian: torukübar — cylindrical hat
  • Estonian: silinderkübar — cylindrical hat
  • Finnish: silinteri — cylindrical hat
  • Finnish: silinterihattu — cylindrical hat
  • French: haut-de-forme — cylindrical hat
  • French: hauteforme — cylindrical hat
  • German: Zylinder — cylindrical hat
  • Greek: ημίψηλο (imípsilo) — cylindrical hat
  • Hebrew: מִגְבַּעַת (migbá'at) — cylindrical hat
  • Hungarian: cilinder — cylindrical hat
  • Icelandic: pípuhattur — cylindrical hat
  • Icelandic: stromphattur — cylindrical hat
  • Irish: hata ard — cylindrical hat
  • Italian: cilindro — cylindrical hat
  • Japanese: トップハット (toppu hatto) — cylindrical hat
  • Japanese: シルク ハット (shiruku hatto) — cylindrical hat
  • Korean: 탑햇 (taphaet) — cylindrical hat
  • Korean: 실크해트 (silkeuhaeteu) — cylindrical hat
  • Macedonian: цили́ндар (cilíndar) — cylindrical hat
  • Norman: toppeur — cylindrical hat
  • Norman: bill-toppeur — cylindrical hat
  • Polish: cylinder — cylindrical hat
  • Portuguese: cartola — cylindrical hat
  • Russian: цили́ндр (cilíndr) — cylindrical hat
  • Spanish: sombrero de copa — cylindrical hat
  • Spanish: sombrero de copa alta — cylindrical hat
  • Spanish: galera — cylindrical hat
  • Spanish: chistera — cylindrical hat
  • Spanish: (monosemic) bimba — cylindrical hat
  • Spanish: gabina — cylindrical hat
  • Swedish: cylinderhatt — cylindrical hat
  • Ukrainian: цилі́ндр (cylíndr) — cylindrical hat
  • Welsh: het silc — cylindrical hat
  • Yiddish: צילינדער (tsilinder) — cylindrical hat