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Definition of: hat
(hat) noun
1. A covering for the head, generally with a crown and brim; also, any piece of millinery worn for a hat.
2. A cardinal's red hat; hence, the rank or dignity of a cardinal.
—to pass the hat To take up a collection.
—to talk through one's hat Colloq. To talk nonsense; also, to bluff.
—under one's hat Colloq. Secret; private: Keep it under your hat. [OE hæt. Akin to HOOD.]
Hat may appear as a combining form in hyphemes or solidemes, or as the first element in two–word phrases; as in:
| hat brim | hatmaking | hat–shaped |
| hat brush | hat peg | hat shop |
| hatful | hatpin | hat–sizing |
| hatless | hatrack | hat–tipping |
| hatmaker | hatrail | hat–wearing |
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