TOP HAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does top hat mean? 

• TOP HAT (noun)
  The noun TOP HAT has 1 sense:

1. a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur

  Familiarity information: TOP HAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOP HAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

beaver; dress hat; high hat; opera hat; silk hat; stovepipe; top hat; topper

Hypernyms ("top hat" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

man's clothing (clothing that is designed for men to wear)

 Context examples 

He wore a very shiny top hat and a neat suit of sober black, which made him look what he was—a smart young City man, of the class who have been labeled cockneys, but who give us our crack volunteer regiments, and who turn out more fine athletes and sportsmen than any body of men in these islands.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)