gibus hat

  • 1gibus hat — noun see gibus * * * gi|bus «JY buhs; French zhee booS», noun, or gibus hat, = opera hat. (Cf. ↑opera hat) ╂[< Gibus, the original maker] …

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  • 2gibus — ˈjībəs noun also gibus hat ( es) Etymology: French gibus, from Gibus, name of its 19th century French inventor : opera hat …

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  • 3gibus — /juy beuhs/, n., pl. gibuses. See opera hat. Also called gibus hat. [1840 50; named after Gibus, 19th century Frenchman, its inventor] * * * …

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  • 4hat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cap, headgear, bonnet; headdress; derby, bowler; turban, cloche. See clothing. pass the hat II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. headgear, cap, millinery, headpiece, helmet, chapeau, bonnet, lid*, roof*, bean… …

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  • 5gibus — [ dʒʌɪbəs] noun a kind of collapsible top hat. Origin C19: named after the French hatter Gibus …

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  • 6gibus — noun A collapsible top hat …

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  • 7gibus — n. hat worn to the opera …

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  • 8gibus —   n. opera hat …

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  • 9top hat — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. opera hat, silk hat, beaver, high hat, topper, crush hat, gibus hat, collapsible hat, stovepipe hat*, chimney pot*, skyscraper*; see also hat . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. gibus, stovepipe hat …

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  • 10Top hat — For other uses, see Top hat (disambiguation). Austin Lane Crothers, 46th Governor of Maryland (1908 1912), wearing a top hat …

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