balaclava
/ˌbɑɫɑˈkɫɑvɑ/
nouna warm and close-fitting hat, usually woolen, covering the whole neck and head except for the eyes
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1. And then your outer layer is going to be your parka, your pants, boots, balaclava, hat, gloves and ear protectors.
2. Someone has robbed a bank with a balaclava that was on completely the wrong way, and his ear was showing, and we matched them up.
3. He's now putting on a balaclava.
4. Enjoy the Balaclava look.
5. Grab your loot bag and put on a balaclava, as I explore some of the biggest things ever stolen.
Balmoral
/bæɫˈmɔɹəɫ/
nouna round hat without a brim, often with a cockade or ribbons attached, traditionally worn by Scottish soldiers as part of their uniform
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1. One of them is Balmoral, the queen's castle.
2. Allen Edmonds refers to it on their website as a cap toe balmoral.
3. Next up is the balmoral boot.
4. So, who is the balmoral boot for?
5. In total, Balmoral is made up of 150 buildings, with plenty of gardens surrounding them.
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1. Most beanies have a big fluffy bobble on the top of it.
2. Knocked my beanie off.
3. Look at that, Kylo Ren beanie.
4. - I like the beanie. - Thanks.
5. Beanie guy's definitely giving me some exotic pet vibes.
bearskin
/bˈɛɹskɪn/
nouna military hat made of black fur that is tall and is worn by some British soldiers on special ceremonies
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1. His cloak was made out of woven alpine swamp grass and his hat was a fancy bearskin cap that even had a chinstrap to keep it in place.
2. In an apparent side hustle, Carl created and delivered a bearskin rug to the Playboy Mansion, which was located here in Chicago at the time.
3. Everybody tear off a piece of the bearskin rug and prepare to use it as a Kleenex.
4. We had just gotten out of the stone knives and bearskins area, and we were into where we actually had a printed savings book.
5. Specifically, it's one made of bearskin worn by Ötzi the Iceman.
beret
/ˈbɛɹeɪt/, /ˈbɛɹət/
nouna soft and round cap that is flat and has no brim, usually made of wool or crocheted cotton
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1. We got a beret.
2. We like the beret.
3. I love that beret.
4. Green Berets are the special forces unit of the United States Army.
5. Green Berets start out with Basic Combat Training.
boater
/bˈoʊɾɚ/
nouna round hat with a wide brim and a flat top, made of straw that is worn under the sun
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1. - Boaters absolutely love him.
2. and I wear a boater for more formal occasions.
3. Boaters are also frequently seen as part of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
4. Boaters beware.
5. He's got his boaters shoes.
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1. But domestic competition is brimming with brands Xiaomi and OnePlus.
2. My journey is brimming with moments like this.
3. And then here is the brim.
4. Next up is the brim of the fedora.
5. Now, not all brims look great with your face shape.
busby
/ˈbəzbi/
nouna tall military hat made of black fur that is worn by some British soldiers on special ceremonies
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1. Busby worried that this was just going to be another repeat of the January State of the Union.
2. The adorable Busby quints from TLC's OutDaughtered have always spent lots of time together.
3. For instance, on Season 5, the Busby family went on a Disney cruise with all six girls and several members of their extended family.
4. Fortunately for them, the Busby home has a beautiful patio.
5. Thanks to their kitchen remodel, the Busby home got some major upgrades.
cap
/ˈkæp/
nouna type of soft flat hat with a visor, typically worn by men and boys, often as part of a uniform
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1. That pen is capped.
2. Capping a winding journey back to the NBA mountaintop.
3. Can do cap.
4. Caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps, caps.
5. At least not as caps lock.
crash helmet
/kɹˈæʃ hˈɛlmɪt/
nouna hard round headgear with a visor that covers the face, worn to protect the head while riding a bike or driving a car
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1. The morning of the consecration ceremony I arrive at the Ganesha Temple at 4:00 AM, and I find Dando, a neophyte priest, giggling with excitement, sporting a gigantic crash helmet with a radio receiver.
2. (McGuinness) I've worn the same crash helmet for the last 11 years.
3. Wearing a special crash helmet, Stapp was tied into his seat.
4. So make sure you wear a crash helmet on your prehistoric excursion.
5. - It was like a crash helmet.
derby
/ˈdɝbi/
nouna man's hat made of hard felt with a curved brim and dome-shaped top
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1. The derby did not happen.
2. For example, Derby means deer village in Old Norse.
3. I like derbies as well, definitely
4. My derby name is Venom Rose.
5. The first derbies were complicated, especially in the first year.
dunce cap
/dˈʌns kˈæp/
nouna paper cone that was formerly given to a child considered to be a slow learner in the schools, as a form of punishment
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1. So this is my cake stand and my dunce cap.
2. - That's like a dunce cap.
3. Well, that's hard to determine, but given that calculus is used in everything from physics, engineering, economics, statistics, and even medicine, it's clear that this anonymous monk's very bad decision led to humanity sitting in the corner with the dunce cap on for centuries to come.
fedora
/fɪˈdɔɹə/
nouna soft felt hat with a wide brim and a crown that is pushed inward
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1. At that time, no gentleman would have ever worn a fedora hat.
2. Wear the fedora the right season.
3. - You cannot wear a fedora.
4. - I canceled the fedora.
5. - I like a fedora. -
fez
/ˈfɛz/
nouna small conical red hat with a flat top, a tassel and no brim worn by men in some Muslim countries
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1. Put your thinking fez on, because we are going to seriously Geek out!
2. And click on my Fez to subscribe.
3. Because he's thinking, this dumbass American tourist is going to buy this fez.
4. This fez has been in my family for three generations.
5. After pulling off a high-risk robbery from a doctor, Fez races to meet Mouse and pay off a massive debt.
hat
/ˈhæt/
nouna piece of clothing often with a brim that we wear on our heads, for warmth, as a fashion item or as part of a uniform
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1. Where's his friggin' hat?
2. Er hat die Faszination hinter dieser intensiven Erotisierung von Geld erforscht.
3. Very, very, few men wear hats.
4. hat does this sign mean A bump ahead?
5. Only straight guys wear hats.
headgear
/ˈhɛdˌɡɪɹ/
nounany item of clothing that covers the head, such as a hat, helmet, etc.
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1. He banned head coverings, To Kemal, this headgear, the fez, symbolizes Turkey's oriental fatalism and ignorance.
2. The body-snatching headgear allows you to take command of various villains and other MPCs throughout the game.
3. [men speaking in background] Like a couple of ocean astronauts, the divers don special headgear that provides protection, two-way communications, and a breathing system for life support.
4. Both men and women wore fancy headgear, most common were these felted wool caps, and these gnome-looking pointy hat things.
5. The headgear of an ordinary Roman cataphract could be worn with a mail section covering the cavalryman’s face for extra protection.
homburg
/ˈhɑmbɝɡ/
nouna semi-formal felt hat with a narrow curled brim, a single dent on the crown and a silk band, worn by men
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1. When he did so, Truman also wore a Homburg that day as a show of good faith.
2. Black hats are best worn only with more formal dress codes like black homburgs for black tie, and black silk top hats for white tie.
3. Speaking of the crown, the homburg's crown is typically very tall and also features a center dent.
4. A regular Fedora or a Homburg hat would be wrong.
5. The perfect hat would be a homburg hat because it has the right degree of formality.
miter
/ˈmaɪtɝ/
nouna tall pointed headdress worn by bishops and senior abbots as a symbol of authority and position during some ceremonies
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1. The base moulding relies on a miter cut for corners.
2. When you come to a corner, the casing will need a miter cut.
3. The casing will get miter cuts at the corners, so set your saw to a 45 degree angle.
4. Here is the lock miter.
5. Which is also, can be a miter saw.
mortarboard
/mˈɔːɹɾɑːɹbˌoːɹd/
nouna black cap with a stiff square top and a tassel, worn as a sign of academic achievement
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1. Elgar wears a mortarboard in America and a crown in the UK.
2. And I hope the answer in every single head under those mortarboards is our patients, patients that we are absolutely privileged to serve.
3. You will need A tape measure Stakes String A shovel Two-by-fours A saw A hammer and nails A chalk line Mortar A wheelbarrow A trowel A mortarboard Bricks A level A brick chisel Gloves (optional)
panama
/ˈpænəˌmɑ/
nouna man's hat with a wide brim, originally made from the leaves of palm trees in Ecuador
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1. He wears a Panama hat.
2. The second disease is Panama disease.
3. My summer accessory number six is a Panama hat.
4. What is a Panama hat?
5. So what about Panama etiquette?
pith helmet
/pˈɪθ hˈɛlmɪt/
nouna lightweight hat made of the dried pith of the sola, worn in very hot countries to keep the head protected against the sun
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1. Knitting yourself out entirely for a trip to the Swiss Alps in North Face or Moncler with things with the tag still on is an obvious way to stand out like a sore thumb, as will buying a cartoonish safari outfit complete with a pith helmet just for your outdoor adventures in Brazil or Manassas.
2. But regardless of her reasons for being there, it was her colonial pith helmet and safari-inspired style that caught international attention.
3. Melania Trump chose to wear a pith helmet, a garment that carries a lot of historical baggage, while visiting Africa.
sombrero
/sɑmˈbɹɛɹoʊ/
nouna felt or straw hat with a wide brim and a tall crown, typically worn by Mexican men
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1. Here people call them sombreros de paja toquilla.
2. So my dad came one day and he put a sombrero on my head.
3. So I decided the luchador, mask and sombrero look.
4. For some reason, mine looks like a sombrero and yours looks like a little hattie.
5. In Ecuador, it's better known as the SOMBRERO DE PAJA TOQUILLA which means as much as straw hat.
Stetson
/stˈɛtsən/
noun(trademark) a tall felt hat with a wide brim, usually worn by the American cowboys in the western parts
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1. Along with the tunic, the uniform includes trousers known as breeches, a Stetson hat, a Sam Browne belt, and a pair of high leather Strathcona boots.
2. He cut an impressive figure, standing at 6 foot 2, or 188 cm, sporting an epic handlebar moustache, black Stetson hat and dark polished boots.
3. And she's holding up a Stetson hat.
4. He's now firing six guns in the air, wearing his new Stetson.
5. - I love Stetson hats.
sun hat
/sˈʌn hˈæt/
nouna hat with a broad edge that protects the head and the neck from the sun
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1. He put on his sun hat quickly.
2. People just think they get that man a sun hat.
3. You need a big sun hat.
4. Turning them into sun hats shows what creative thinkers orangutans are.
5. Also, this is a sun hat that has no top.
top hat
/tˈɑːp hˈæt/
nouna tall flat-topped hat made by silk with a narrow brim, worn by men on formal occasions
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1. The top hatted brother dressed in formal attire.
2. Today's mystery word is going to be "top hat."
3. - I like the top hats.
4. Next up is Top Hat from 1935.
5. Three, wear boutonniere and a top hat.
toque
/tˈoʊk/
nouna small close-fitting hat for women that has no brim
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1. - You put a toque on me.
2. That's called a toque in Canada.
3. For example: "Necesito que termines esta tarea al toque."
4. But toque macaques have excellent hearing.
5. I like your new toque!
headscarf
/hˈɛdskɑːɹf/
nouna square piece of fabric used for covering the head and knotted under the chin, especially by women
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1. A headscarf looks good with collected or loose hair.
2. Now I'll tie her headscarf.
3. In others, headscarves are being banned.
4. Beauty icon Audrey Hepburn wore headscarves effortlessly during her career.
5. And a lot of black women or people of color wear headscarves.
niqab
/nˈɪkæb/
nouna veil that covers the face except the eyes, worn by some Muslim women in public
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1. How does your Mum feel about the niqab then?
2. And the suspects was wearing a full niqab which only allowed the eyes to be shown.
3. - They go like Naomi, we're afraid to tell you that, Mary is, the person behind the niqab.
4. We had to prove that the person that was coming through the gates following Naomi in the niqab was one of the same person that was Mary Konye.
5. "Muslim women who wear the niqab, the full veil, resemble nothing so much as letterboxes or bank robbers."
hijab
/hˈaɪdʒæb/
nouna religious piece of clothing, worn by some Muslim women in public, covering the head and neck
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1. The hijab itself is a covering.
2. Burka, hijab, as if Arabic origins or other origins would give us the key.
3. Yes, this is a hijab.
4. Is the hijab or the headscarf a symbol of submission or resistance?
5. It's not a hijab. -
headwrap
/hɛdræp/
nouna fabric or cloth that is wrapped around the head, typically worn as a head covering or accessory for cultural, religious, or fashion purposes
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1. Got the headwrap 'cause growing out your hair is rough.
2. And I paired it with this super Boho, adorable headwrap, which is from Urban Outfitters.
trilby
/ˈtɹɪɫbi/
nouna felt hat with a narrow brim and an indented top
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1. In the last decade and a half or so, hats like the fedora and trilby have gained an increasingly negative reputation thanks to internet memes from websites like 4chan, Reddit, and Tumblr.
2. So, now rather than being associated with stylish figures like Humphrey Bogart or Frank Sinatra, younger generations see the fedora and trilby as being more closely associated with awkward keyboard warriors or neckbeards.
3. For snap brim hat styles like fedoras and trilbies, it's important that you don't steam the front of the brim in a downward position.
4. In fact, I sometimes use a battered old trilby which I refer to as my hair hat to hold things in place in the middle of styling.
5. The trilby is sort of a little brother to the standard fedora.
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1. We've got a tuque.
2. We have much better tuques than this gross, horrible thing that I'm wearing.
3. Don't at me unless it's to tell me how great I look in my LTT Store tuque.
4. But we're not here to talk about tuques or iPads for that matter.
5. Yeah, essentially, but, I mean, it was for a good cause so in the end, like, I knew it was for something bigger, so it didn't really actually affect me that much, but like, the first night it happened, I had to sleep with a tuque on.
visor
/ˈvaɪzɝ/
nouna piece of plastic or other material that is worn on the head with a band in order to protect the eyes from the sun
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1. I'll wear my visor.
2. Larry has visors for that, too.
3. Even his visors fogged up.
4. The visor was a creative solution to one of the problems of building a plane on this scale.
5. And stainless steel visors protect occupants inside from the tropical sun.
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1. People say, you have a nightcap, and I fall asleep better.
2. Do you want to come in for a nightcap?
3. I'm not coming up for just one more nightcap.
4. A nightcap can also cause bathroom trips during the night.
5. - Mama Tried was the perfect nightcap.
headdress
/ˈhɛˌdɹɛs/
nouna decorative covering worn on the head, typically worn as a symbol of status or cultural significance
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1. None of these have headdresses.
2. There was the full headdress at Coachella.
3. With your headdress of dark cloud, come to us!
4. On their headdresses they place small carvings which represent the protective spirits of each clan of initiates.
5. On their headdresses they place small carvings which represent the protective spirits of each clan of initiates.
deerstalker
/dˈɪɹstɔːkɚ/
nouna type of hat with two visors, one in front and one in back, traditionally worn for hunting
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1. Saving the world every couple years is a draining gig, and Downey's superhero commitments kept him from being able to take up the detective's trademark deerstalker and pipe for a third time.
2. Put on your deerstalker and load up your pipe.
3. "It's a deerstalker."
chapeau
/tʃˈeɪpaʊ/
nouna French word that means "hat" or "headwear," typically a formal or dressy type of hat
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1. So, chapeau to you and good luck, keep going.
2. So, never just bang your head on a top head assuming it's a chapeau claque.
3. The way a chapeau claque works is that it has coils on the inside.
