Shovel Hat (Noun)
Meaning
A stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The rector donned his traditional shovel hat and white clerical collar to conduct the morning service.
- He felt rather old-fashioned wearing the shovel hat to the bishop's dinner party.
- At the back of the clergy vestry, a collection of shovel hats hung on pegs, each one representing a past cleric.
- His wife affectionately referred to the rector's favorite headgear as the " shovel hat of wisdom".
- After many years of serving as a parish priest, he still looked dignified in his black shovel hat and cloak.