Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A hat.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A hat: used in English to denote a plumed hat forming part of an official costume or uniform. Specifically, in the United States army, a military hat pointed in front and behind, which may be folded flat and carried under the arm, worn by officers of the staff corps and departments.
Wiktionary
- n. A hat
- n. The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine
- n. In international law, introductory text appearing in a treaty that broadly defines its principles, objectives, and background.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A hat or covering for the head.
- n. (Her.) A cap of maintenance. See Maintenance.
WordNet 3.0
- n. headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
Etymologies
- French (Wiktionary)
- French, from Old French chapel, from Vulgar Latin cappellus, diminutive of Late Latin cappa, hooded cloak. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“In a few hours after the must has been put in the vat the liquid will commence to ferment, the gas will be thrown off in large quantities, and bring upon the surface the stems, hulls, and seeds, which form what the French term chapeau (hat).”
“I have a beautiful chapeau from the French room at Dayton's for $8, a beautiful curly lamb collar for the asking price of $4 and you want to complete your ensemble with a with and ostrich purse for $5, we have a complete outfit for the complete woman," she said.”
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“Brazil-Tyres 2007, the WTO panel agreed with Brazil on necessity test, but not on the so-called chapeau requirement bolded above.”
“His chapeau was a dead ringer for one being worn around town by players in a project called 'The hat game.”
“So I say hats off "chapeau" to you lot to A for that one - completely undeserving of any quibble.”
“For him to wear that kind of chapeau especially - I ` m sorry, that was his hair?”
“Lives in a humble 'chapeau' and if he were married he probably would have 'consecrated' the union on the wedding night.”
“Alberto was one of the guys who waited for me in Spa, so that was really 'chapeau' (hat's off)," said Schleck.”
“Dearieme: Didn't "chapeau" once carry the slang meaning of a condom?”
“Didn't "chapeau" once carry the slang meaning of a condom?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chapeau’.
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[Open] “What’s that on your head?”
Headgear: “anything worn on the head” (that isn’t part of the head). Hats are fine, but for a more detailed, wider selection of fashionable hats in all colors and sizes, please see Reese Tee’s li...
goggles, wig, headdress, cap, hackamore, halter, bridle, beanie, turban, hat, crown, chapeau and 126 more...
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250 Cherry-Picked Words
Juicy words for the intermediate and advanced speller
consomme, miniaceous, nankeen, smaragdine, stramineous, vitellary, allemande, beguine, bransle, charabanc, margaritaceous, chaconne and 238 more...
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wallace
Remington, Windsor, prorector, wen, aver, mottle, seltzer, tepee, lapidary, effete, sotto, presbyopia and 355 more...
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Grapes
sour grapes, grape, grapes, raisin, Nehi grape soda, Petit Verdot, Concord, Pinot Meunier, scuppernong, muscadine, Catawba, seedless and 112 more...
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
unfathomably, glice, cuh, fab, ciggaty, doll, thuggin, oxymoronic, pineapple, succubutt, griming, cheeky and 2369 more... -
hats and headgear
Everything hats,things with hoods,hoods,scarves,crowns,useful
adjectival forms,hat expressions,
alternate spellingsbabushka, balaclava, bamoral, baseball cap, beanie, bearskin, beaver hat, beret, billycock, biretta, boater, bobble hat and 422 more...
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azd's Words
adamantine, abatial, ablate, ablative, abrogate, accretive, acromegaly, acrostic, actinism, actinic, acuity, adduce and 968 more...
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Stumbled Words
A list of words that I stumbled upon while reading.
penumbra, prolix, propitious, resplendence, sepulchral, Weltschmerz, apparition, brigand, probity, chalice, paroxysm, pallor and 160 more...
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Infinite Jest
Words taken from Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.
prorector, monograph, post-fourier, snuffle, rototremble, creatus, enfilade, subanimalistic, balletic, espadrilles, leonine, cirri and 1153 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (C)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
cacophony, cad, cajole, calamity, camomile, camphor, candlemas, candy apple, canopy, canticle, caparison, caravan and 304 more...
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madamepsychosis's Words
mollify, salubrious, prandial, coup de grace, ineluctable, metempsychosis, pedant, conatus, oeuvre, laconic, solipsism, vapid and 265 more...
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Nullologue
nullologue, vaudeville, debauchery, debauched, libertine, nothing, dhadak, tz pf, nothingology, goodbyeology, sharmuta, manifesto and 866 more...
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Word of Infinite Jest
quincunx, plosivity, prolix, aleatory, diagnate, appetitive, experialist, candidiatic, chapeau, perfidiously, antitheory, décolletage and 150 more...
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French Historic Costume Guide
Primarily from the late Middle-ages up to the 18th century
guepes and papillons, coiffure, polonaise, cravat, panniers, fontange, craquele, aigrette, chaperon, coquard, escoffion, bretelles and 11 more...
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Dress Me Up, But Don't Dress Me Down
muslin, hennin, houndstooth, moccasin, paisley, aglet, stomacker, poncho, sarong, kilt, middy, camisole and 25 more...
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yay
lantern, defenestrate, incognito, tidbit, shiny, chinois, fenêtre, muggy, muffin, nifty, happy, sharpie and 19 more...
Tweets
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john In French, too. The English equivalent would be "hats off to you!" Oct 16, 2008
yarb In cycling, an exclamation of approbation or admiration. May 2, 2008