cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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Bin wears archival Roberto Cavalli for H&M vest, Levi’s pants, Stetson cowboy hat, Acne Studios boots. Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 In the car, officers found a cowboy hat Boelter had been seen wearing in surveillance footage as well as a letter written to the FBI, authorities said. Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 17 June 2025 Boelter was last seen on video surveillance Saturday morning wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, per authorities, who believe the suspect is trying to leave the Twin Cities area. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025 He was last seen later Saturday morning, when a security camera at a Minneapolis business showed him wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a dark-colored shirt or coat and light-colored pants. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 June 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 25 Jun. 2025.

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