page_title: Hat
hierarchical_section_title: Hat
caption_attribution_description: Photo by Quadell
context_page_description: A hat is a type of covering for the head, and there are many types of hats.
  Hats are different in different parts of the world. Some hats are worn by women, other hats by men, others by both; infants and children may also wear hats, and some hats are not worn by anyone at all. These hats are just used for decoration. People who make hats for men are called hatters, and those who make hats for women are called milliners. The kinds of hats worn by different groups within various societies in different countries are very numerous.
  Some types of hats or caps are worn as a sign of highly specialised social roles. For example, bishops can wear mitres and some lawyers wear wigs. In some societies, hats are of great political significance, such as the white hat of English Radicals, the Cap of Liberty of the Jacobins of France; and the two political parties in Sweden, the Hats and Caps.
  Some examples of hats:
  baseball cap, for baseball players and many others
  beaver hat, made of beaver skin
  beret, for fishermen or peasants in parts of western Europe
  bowler hat, for men practising some traditionally middle class occupations
  coonskin cap, for some hunters or trappers
  cowboy hat, for cowhands
context_section_description: A hat is a type of covering for the head, and there are many types of hats.
  Hats are different in different parts of the world. Some hats are worn by women, other hats by men, others by both; infants and children may also wear hats, and some hats are not worn by anyone at all. These hats are just used for decoration. People who make hats for men are called hatters, and those who make hats for women are called milliners. The kinds of hats (or caps, which are like hats) worn by different groups within various societies in different countries are very numerous.
  Some types of hats or caps are worn as a sign of highly specialised social roles. For example, bishops can wear mitres and some lawyers wear wigs. In some societies, hats are of great political significance, such as the white hat of English Radicals, the Cap of Liberty of the Jacobins of France; and the two political parties in Sweden, the Hats (noblemen) and Caps (common people).
  Some examples of hats:
  baseball cap, for baseball players and many others
  beaver hat, made of beaver skin
  beret, for fishermen or peasants in parts of western Europe
  bowler hat, for men practising some traditionally middle class occupations
  coonskin cap, for some hunters or trappers
  cowboy hat, for cowhands
  fedora, a felt hat of a particular shape
  fez, similar to a tarboush, found in many Islamic countries
  helmet, either for those serving in the armed forces or for sportsman (e.g. motorcyclists)
  mitre, for formal use by bishops
  riding helmet, a helmet for horse riders
  sombrero, for the Latin American peasant
  ten-gallon hat, a type of cowboy hat
  top hat, for the smart men of the world
caption: Many hats
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