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11 words match “BROAD-BRIMMED”

BROAD-BRIMMED a.
Having a broad brim. A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler.
BLOOMER n.
consisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.
BRIMMED a.
Having a brim; -- usually in composition. "Broad-brimmed hat." Spectator.
FLAT n.
A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
GAINSBOROUGH HAT n.
A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727- 88).
GYPSY a.
Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies. Gypsy hat, a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt. -- Gypsy winch, a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down.
PETASUS n.
The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans.
SHOVEL n.
sed for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances. Shovel hat, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, - - worn by some clergy of the English Church. [Colloq.] -- Shovelspur (Zoöl.), a flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, -- used in burrow…
SOMBRERO n.
A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish America. Marryat.
SUNDOWN n.
A kind of broad-brimmed sun hat worn by women.
WIDE-AWAKE n.
A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat.