cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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Another duo channeled the urban cowboy aesthetic by styling denim trench coats and frayed jeans with cowboy hats adorned with the New York Yankees logo. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Feb. 2025 Wilson wore a red coat, bell-bottom jeans (of course) and a sizable brown cowboy hat for the big day while her boyfriend, excuse me, her fiancé, wore a work jacket and Timberland work boots. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2025 Many women took this aesthetic a step further, showcasing their natural textures, with their curls and coils either elegantly crowned with cowboy hats or left freely flowing in the winter breeze. Stixx Mathews, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025 Carter’s costume for the performance was completed by Akira boots, a diamond necklace and a white Stetson cowboy hat. Julia Teti, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cowboy hat

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowboy hat was in 1882

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“Cowboy hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20hat. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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