Hat - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Hat :  (noun)
1: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: chapeau, lid]
2: an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" (verb)
1: put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted"
2: furnish with a hat

Based on WordNet 2.0

Service cap \Serv"ice cap\ orHat : \hat\ (Mil.) A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full-dress uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn.

Note: In the United States army the service cap is round, about 31/2 inches high, flat-topped, with a visor. The service hat is of soft felt of khaki color, with broad brim and high crown, creased down the middle.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Hat : \Hat\, a. Hot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Hat : \Hat\, sing. pres. of Hote to be called. Cf. Hatte. [Obs.] ``That one hat abstinence.'' --Piers Plowman.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Hat : \Hat\, n. [AS. h[ae]t, h[ae]tt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, h["o]ttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. ???. Cf.{Hood.] A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament.

Hat block, a block on which hats are formed or dressed.

To pass around the hat, to take up a collection of voluntary contributions, which are often received in a hat. [Collog.] --Lowell.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Hat : 

A common (spoken) name for the circumflex ("^", ASCII 94) character.

See ASCII for other synonyms.

[{Jargon File]



Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Hat :  Hashed Address Table





Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:

Hat : n. Common (spoken) name for the circumflex (`^', ASCII 1011110) character. See ASCII for other synonyms.

Based on Jargon File : [Hackers_Dictionary]:

Hat :  Chald. karb'ela, (Dan. 3:21), properly mantle or pallium. The Revised Version renders it "tunic."



Based on Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [Hackers_Dictionary]:

Example Usage of Hat

MilanGrnovic: To celebrate my new Santa Hat here's some Xmas music ... Metal Xmas "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" ♫ http://twt.fm/357420 #musicmonday
trunks1022: just plain wrong - in my nabe (forest hills), i saw a guy wearing a yankees Hat with a dal cowboys hoodie. how much of a frontrunner r u?
setherick: Only in America do you see homeless people wearing a Davos Hat.
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