cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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There’s also the cowboy hat, which is enjoying time in the spotlight thanks to the millions of people seeing Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour. Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 5 June 2025 Just then, a tall woman dressed in pink from head to toe, with pink nails, heels, sunglasses and cowboy hat to match, slapped me on the back. New York Times, 1 June 2025 Over the next several minutes the child began to warm to the gray rodent and before long, the chinchilla was riding atop Ace’s cowboy hat. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025 Golden Goose Cowboy Hat Charm To ace Beyoncé and Bella Hadid’s aesthetic of choice — cowboy core, of course — look no further than this delightful brass-and-glass charm that takes the form of a cowboy hat. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cowboy hat

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cowboy hat was in 1882

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“Cowboy hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20hat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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