ten-gallon hat

ten-gal·lon hat (tngln)

n.

See cowboy hat.

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[Perhaps from Spanish galón, braid, galloon (wrapped in rows above the brim), from French galon; see galloon.]

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ten-gallon hat

Noun

(in the US) a cowboy's broad-brimmed felt hat with a very high crown

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ten-gallon hat - a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands cowboy hat chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim