Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a broad border, brim, or edge.
- Wearing a hat with a broad brim.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a broad brim.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of hats) having a broad brim
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Examples
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In ceremony, he appears as an old man with a cane, wearing a broad-brimmed straw hat, and is typically smoking a pipe and sprinkling water on others.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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A low-crowned broad-brimmed hat worn, esp. for travelling, in ancient Greece; (Classical Mythol.) a hat of this sort which the god Hermes (or Mercury) is frequently represented as wearing.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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Bill Tillett has been auctioneering since fall 1963, after he graduated from the Superior School of Auctioneering in Decatur, Ill. With his ruddy face and broad-brimmed hat, Tillett, who is more than six feet tall and has a discus thrower's build, is a commanding presence among the masses that often surround him.
At country auctions, many treasures are in the eye of the beholder Post 2010
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Bill Tillett has been auctioneering since fall 1963, after he graduated from the Superior School of Auctioneering in Decatur, Ill. With his ruddy face and broad-brimmed hat, Tillett, who is more than six feet tall and has a discus thrower's build, is a commanding presence among the masses that often surround him.
At country auctions, many treasures are in the eye of the beholder Post 2010
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Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is the holiday of gratitude, ever since the Pilgrims supposedly tipped their broad-brimmed hats in appreciation back in 1621.
Meryl Davids Landau: This Holiday, Give Thanks for What's Coming, Not Just What's Already Here Meryl Davids Landau 2011
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She wore a broad-brimmed straw hat to keep her cool, but the toll of the wait was clear in the sweat that poured down her face.
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New York Fashion Week: Rodarte Odd Jobs: Body Make-Up Artist Other British-inspired styles on the runways included broad-brimmed hats at Tommy Hilfiger, the tiny headpieces known as fascinators at Marc Jacobs, and a surfeit of demure, pleated, calf-grazing skirts practically everywhere.
Dress Me, Kate! Modern Modesty Rachel Dodes 2011
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Midway through his piece, Hoyt concedes the Times erred when it reported that O'Keefe entered the ACORN offices dressed as a pimp "in the outlandish costume -- fur coat, goggle-like sunglasses, walking stick and broad-brimmed hat ..."
Peter Dreier: Why ACORN Fell: The Times , Lies, and Videotape Peter Dreier 2010
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His leather hat was broad-brimmed, and a sliver of his neck showed above his collar.
The Seven-Pointed Star, part 1 of 2 l.e. butler 2011
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Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is the holiday of gratitude, ever since the Pilgrims supposedly tipped their broad-brimmed hats in appreciation back in 1621.
Meryl Davids Landau: This Holiday, Give Thanks for What's Coming, Not Just What's Already Here Meryl Davids Landau 2011
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