top hat

noun

: a tall-crowned hat usually of beaver or silk

Examples of top hat in a Sentence

He wore a top hat and tails.
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The Royal Enclosure requires all women to wear hats and, in most cases, skirts or dresses to the knee, while men must wear top hats and morning suits. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025 Taste was embodied by a chocolate top hat; and smell was featured on two scented hats, one using ‘Wonderwood’ by Comme des Garçons and the other fragranced with ‘Tweed’ by Lenthéric. Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 There was a ripple of audience laugher during the buildup, when a member of the troupe wearing a top hat performed elaborate stretches as though limbering up for a marathon. Houman Barekat, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 Kelce — dressed in a full tuxedo and a top hat — carried Swift in his arms. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for top hat

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of top hat was in 1864

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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20hat. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

top hat

noun
: a man's hat with a tall crown

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