cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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The city names were displayed in a retro poster underneath the headline ‘Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour’ in block letters with a couple of black-and-white images of the musician holding a banjo and rocking a cowboy hat while giving a wave. Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025 He's got on a big white cowboy hat, and his initials loom large over the band, the two Cs sideways horseshoes, studded with lights. Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025 Rodrigues handcrafts all types of chapeaus, including fedoras and cowboy hats. Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025 There are other merchandise options on Beyoncé's website as well, including a white t-shirt with an image of the pop star in a cowboy hat. Monica Sager, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025 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 13 Feb. 2025.

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