Sentence:  Even then , as you go into the house oppressed by the knowledge that something is cooking and that your house has passed under this unaccountable , official control , could you go on forgetting that you still had that ridiculous <WSD>hat</WSD> on your head and you were still carrying that childish horn in your hand ? 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim