chapeau

/ʃɑˈpoʊ/

Other forms: chapeaux; chapeaus

Definitions of chapeau

1. noun

   headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
   synonyms: hat, lid

   types:

   bearskin, busby, shako

   tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions

   Panama, Panama hat, boater, leghorn, sailor, skimmer, straw hat

   a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

   bonnet, poke bonnet

   a hat tied under the chin

   bowler, bowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat

   a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

   campaign hat

   a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel

   slouch hat

   a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim

   cocked hat

   hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points

   cowboy hat, ten-gallon hat

   a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands

   deerstalker

   a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters

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

   a formal hat with a tall crown; sometimes covered with silk or with beaver fur

   dunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap

   a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils

   Stetson, fedora, felt hat, homburg, trilby

   a hat made of felt with a creased crown

   fur hat

   a hat made of fur

   millinery, woman's hat

   hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner

   shovel hat

   a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain

   snap-brim hat

   a hat with a snap brim

   sombrero

   a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico

   sou'wester

   waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front

   sun hat, sunhat

   a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun

   titfer

   a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat')

   toque

   a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs

   tirolean, tyrolean

   soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade

   beaver, castor

   a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)

   bicorn, bicorne

   a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points

   church hat

   a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship

   cloche

   a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet

   picture hat

   a woman's dressy hat with a wide brim

   pillbox, toque, turban

   a small round woman's hat

   pith hat, pith helmet, sun helmet, topee, topi

   a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun

   porkpie, porkpie hat

   man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim

   sunbonnet

   a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women

   tricorn, tricorne

   cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points

   type of:

   headdress, headgear

   clothing for the head