ten-gallon hat

ten-gallon hat
A large cowboy hat, not holding ten gallons like the name would suggest but usually around three quarts.

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  • ten-gallon hat — ☆ ten gallon hat [ten′gal′ən ] n. a wide brimmed felt hat with a high, round crown, originally worn by American cowboys …   English World dictionary

  • ten-gallon hat — n a tall hat made of soft material with a wide ↑brim, worn especially by ↑cowboys …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ten-gallon hat — noun count a tall hat with a wide BRIM sometimes worn in the western U.S …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ten-gallon hat — ► NOUN ▪ a large, broad brimmed hat, traditionally worn by cowboys …   English terms dictionary

  • ten-gallon hat — noun a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cowboy hat • Hypernyms: ↑hat, ↑chapeau, ↑lid * * * noun, pl ⋯ hats [count] US : ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ten-gallon hat — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ten gallon hat : singular ten gallon hat plural ten gallon hats a tall hat with a wide brim sometimes worn in the western US …   English dictionary

  • ten-gallon hat — /ˌtɛn gælən ˈhæt/ (say .ten galuhn hat) noun a cowboy s broad brimmed hat with a high, soft crown. {originally gallon hat, from Spanish galón braid; humorous play on gallon as a measure} …  

  • ten gallon hat — {n.}, {informal} A tall felt hat with a wide, rolled brim worn by men in the western part of the U.S. * /Men from the southwest usually wear ten gallon hats./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ten gallon hat — {n.}, {informal} A tall felt hat with a wide, rolled brim worn by men in the western part of the U.S. * /Men from the southwest usually wear ten gallon hats./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ten\ gallon\ hat — noun informal A tall felt hat with a wide, rolled brim worn by men in the western part of the U.S. Men from the southwest usually wear ten gallon hats …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ten-gallon\ hat — noun informal A tall felt hat with a wide, rolled brim worn by men in the western part of the U.S. Men from the southwest usually wear ten gallon hats …   Словарь американских идиом

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