Panama hat

A natural-colored, hand-plaited hat made from leaves of a palmlike plant (Carludovica palmata) native to South and Central America.

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Panama hat

(Clothing & Fashion) (sometimes not capital) a hat made of the plaited leaves of the jipijapa plant of Central and South America. Often shortened to: panama or Panama

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Pan′ama hat′

a hat made of finely plaited young leaves of the jipijapa plant.

[1825–35]

Panama hat

A lightweight South American hat made of handplaited straw.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Panama hat - a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

boater, leghorn, straw hat, Panama, sailor, skimmer

chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

Translations

panama [cappello]

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She stopped to assist him to pick up the handkerchief that had fallen, and the Panama hat that had rolled from his lap towards the window when he had started suddenly to his feet at the apparition of grace and beauty.

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He had stood for some seconds on the headland above, with his aquiline profile under the Panama hat relieved against the sky and peering over the countryside before his companion had collected himself sufficiently to scramble up after him.

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He was a tall, handsome, swarthy fellow, clad in a suit of gray flannel, with a Panama hat, a bristling black beard, and a great, aggressive hooked nose, and flourishing a cane as he walked.

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They dressed in white linen from head to foot, like the old gentleman, and wore broad Panama hats.

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1 MAKE A SPLASH Striped T-shirt PS12, lilac swim shorts PS12, navy cap PS10, shoes PS39, Burton (burton.co.uk) 2 DON'T BE A MUG Emma Bridgewater Daddy Cool mug, PS19.95, from Daisy Park (daisypark.co.uk) 3 HAT A BOY Brown paper straw Panama hat PS20, National Trust shop (shop.

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DUBAI: Model Gigi Hadid stepped out in New York this week wearing an avant-garde Panama hat by Moroccan headwear designer Youssef Lahlou.

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Jolie added a jaunty Panama hat and Aviator sunglasses and had another gray top knotted around her waist.

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The actor, 29, best known as child wizard Ron Weasley, wore a Panama hat and light suit to shoot series two of TV show Snatch in Nerja, near Malaga.

Rupert Grint looks a world away from Hogwarts uniform from Harry Potter while filming crime drama in Spain; The actor, 29, best known as child wizard Ron Weasley, wore a Panama hat and light suit to shoot series two of TV show Snatch in Nerja, near Malaga

Nobody had ever imagined that the family of PM Nawaz would be held accountable and probe, Khan said adding that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif dons a 'Panama hat' and a 'mafia suit' and appears before the camera.

Imran sees PM Nawaz in Adiala Jail in near future

So it became known in this country as a Panama hat.

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