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porkpie hat

pork·pie hat [ páwrk p hàt ] (plural pork·pie hats) or pork·pie (plural pork·pies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. man's hat: a man's hat with a flat crown and small brim that can be turned up, first popular in the 1850s

2. woman's hat: a woman's round hat without a brim, first popular in the 1860s

[< its shape]
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