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Chapeau

A hat or covering for the head.

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Bearskin 76% connected

The skin of a bear.

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Beaver 76% connected

An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.

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Bonnet 76% connected

A headdress for men and boys; a cap.

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Bowler 76% connected

One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game.

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Busby 76% connected

A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the t…

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Deerstalker 76% connected

One who practices deerstalking.

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Derby 76% connected

A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.

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Leghorn 76% connected

A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; -- so called…

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Millinery 76% connected

The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.

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Panama hat 76% connected

A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata).

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Sailor 76% connected

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel…

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Shako 76% connected

A kind of military cap or headdress.

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Skimmer 76% connected

One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed.

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Sombrero 76% connected

A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish America.

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Stovepipe 76% connected

Pipe made of sheet iron in length and angular or curved pieces fitting together, -- used to connect a portable stove with a chimney flue.

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Toque 76% connected

A kind of cap worn in the 16th century, and copied in modern fashions; -- called also toquet.

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Headdress 76% connected

A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire.

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Headgear 76% connected

Headdress.

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Hat 74% connected

Hot.

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Hat 74% connected

Hot.

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Hatter 74% connected

To tire or worry; -- out.

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Hatter 74% connected

To tire or worry; -- out.

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Brim 70% connected

The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything.

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Crown 70% connected

of Crow

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Hatband 70% connected

A band round the crown of a hat; sometimes, a band of black cloth, crape, etc., worn as a badge of mourning.

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Hat 92% connected

Hot.

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Lid 92% connected

That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

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