bowler hat

English

A bowler (hat)

Etymology

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Noun

bowler hat (plural bowler hats)

A hard round black felt hat with a narrow brim, formerly worn by men.
Synonyms: bowler, (US) derby
- 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “Cabin Boy”, in AV Club‎:
  It takes a special arrogance to snort at an oral report on the origins (and proper tipping) of the bowler hat, but there’s Nathanial, giggling his way through the presentation before offering up his report on the more rarefied 14th-century Norwegian derby.

Derived terms

bowler hat out
bowlered
bowler-hatted

Translations

hard round black felt hat

Bulgarian: бомбе n (bombe)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 禮帽／礼帽 (zh) (lǐmào), 圓頂硬禮帽／圆顶硬礼帽 (yuándǐng yìng lǐmào)
Czech: buřinka (cs) f
Dutch: bolhoed (nl) m, dophoed (nl) m
Finnish: knalli (fi)
French: chapeau melon (fr) m
German: Melone (de) f, Melonenhut m
Hungarian: keménykalap (hu)
Italian: bombetta f
Japanese: 山高帽 (やまたかぼう, yamatakabō), 山高帽子 (やまたかぼうし, yamatakabōshi)
Korean: 중산모 (ko) (jungsanmo)
Macedonian: полуцили́ндер m (polucilínder)
Persian: شاپو ملون‎ (šâpo melon)
Polish: melonik (pl) m
Portuguese: chapéu-coco m, chapéu de coco m
Russian: котело́к (ru) m (kotelók)
Slovak: pinč m
Spanish: bombín m, hongo (es) m
Swedish: plommonstop n

Verb

bowler hat (third-person singular simple present bowler hats, present participle bowler hatting, simple past and past participle bowler hatted)

Synonym of bowler hat out (“eject someone from an organization”)

Anagrams

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