shovel hat (English, noun)
expansion: shovel hat (plural shovel hats)
Senses:
glosses: A broad-brimmed style of hat, varying widely in detail, generally turned up at the sides and projecting in front like a shovel, formerly worn by some clergy in Britain, especially clergy of the Church of England.
tags: informal
glosses: Styles of tricorn hats worn by certain categories of Roman Catholic clerics in many countries, roughly during the nineteenth century, commonly described as "shovel hats" by Anglophones.
glosses: During the period of the popularity of shovel hats as clerical hats: any ecclesiastic, particularly one in traditional garb.
tags: colloquial
obsolete
Forms:
form: shovel hats
tags: plural