Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tall silk hat; a dress hat, a ‘chimney pot.’
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Examples
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It was a very white-gloves and top-hat kind of thing.
Sound artist Richard Chartier to perform at the Hirshhorn tonight Chris Richards 2010
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It was a very white-gloves and top-hat kind of thing.
Be specific: Sound artist Richard Chartier and the Grand Tonometer Chris Richards 2010
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Everett Collection Dudley Moore as Arthur So, on a gray afternoon soon after Halloween, I wore mine on the street appearing less like polished top-hat icon Fred Astaire, and more like an outlaw dandy out of "Deadwood."
Time to Top Up? Steve Garbarino 2011
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Figure 1: Microbiologist XX dons a top-hat and removes the stick from her ass.
April Scientiae: We Rise Up Candid Engineer 2009
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Starting at the Dam Square and guided by a top-hat wearing driver and a tall, decorated horse, it drops us off at Café In de Waag for a cappuccino and a walk through history.
Susan Fogwell: An American Sculptor in Holland Susan Fogwell 2011
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How/why do robots come from another world and turn into top-hat wearing limousine robots?
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Starting at the Dam Square and guided by a top-hat wearing driver and a tall, decorated horse, it drops us off at Café In de Waag for a cappuccino and a walk through history.
Susan Fogwell: An American Sculptor in Holland Susan Fogwell 2011
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The hot spot hosted a Mad Tea Party last month that saw L.A. (gothic and traditional) Lolitas, plushy rabbits and top-hat sporting guys come out en-masse.
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BP is now trying a smaller dome, called a "top-hat," which should fit more tightly over the rupture.
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The hot spot hosted a Mad Tea Party last month that saw L.A. (gothic and traditional) Lolitas, plushy rabbits and top-hat sporting guys come out en-masse.
Kid Kouture 2010
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