cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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Donning blond braids and an all-white outfit with a matching fluffy cowboy hat, the singer poses as the cactus lights up. Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 Beyoncé is dressed head to toe in white with an enormous fur cowboy hat and a shaggy coat cascading around her. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024 Others mirrored the actor’s Longhorn pride, complete with flannel and cowboy hats. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024 Jorgensen’s groom’s look included Wrangler jeans, a plaid jacket, a button-down shirt, a cowboy hat and boots. Erin Clack, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cowboy hat 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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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 25 Dec. 2024.

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