cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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In the eight-picture carousel, the couple poses next to a pick-up truck, with Decker wearing a white dress and black cowboy hat and Wyatt wearing a denim outfit and white shirt. Kayla Grant, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 His cowboy hat, cream jacket with fringe and matching boots were fitting, given the location of South by Southwest and the fact that the filmmaker had triumphed in a metaphorical gunslinging duel with his fears about making a follow-up to the 2018 original. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 However, when in doubt, a simple white design like on the album cover will always fly (just as the Renaissance mirrored cowboy hat became the fashion icon of the Renaissance tour). Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2025 Add on a denim cowboy hat and a pair of denim cowboy boots to seal the deal. Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cowboy hat

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowboy hat was in 1882

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“Cowboy hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20hat. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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